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Financial Education Resources
The best way to make good decisions about your money? Collect lots of information. Our free learning offerings are designed to give you the confidence to shape your financial future.
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We’ve teamed up with Zogo, a gamified financial literacy app, to bring you an engaging way to strengthen your money skills.
Through bite-sized lessons, interactive quizzes, and daily trivia games, you'll learn to save, spend, and manage your finances more wisely—all while earning virtual coins that you can exchange for real-life rewards, like gift cards to your favorite stores.
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Park View has partnered with Banzai to offer free, interactive financial education for schools and individuals.
Banzai Financial Wellness Center
The Banzai Courses use real-life scenarios to demonstrate the power of good financial planning. For kids, teens, and young adults, these courses teach basic and advanced financial concepts. It's entirely web-based, so there's no need to install any software - you have full access from anywhere.
Also included for free is an online library with in-depth articles and calculators to help you master your finances. Topics include budgeting, insurance, retirement, house buying, taxes, life changes, borrowing and credit, smart living, starting a business, and more!
Banzai for Schools
Park View has partnered with Banzai to offer financial education curriculum to teachers and students in our local schools - at no cost! The Banzai financial education program includes:
Financial Education Presentations
Seminars and Lessons
Our free seminars are part of our commitment to helping our members and those in our community build a stronger financial future. We can customize any presentation to meet the needs of audience members and groups.
Contact Us
Contact us to learn how Park View can partner with you for in-person sessions can teach financial literacy to all ages. Send your request to FinancialEducation@pvfcu.org.
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