Find financial wellness and empowerment with Banzai
Whether you’re new to money management or you’ve been balancing accounts for a while, successfully navigating the world of personal finance means educating yourself before making big decisions.
If you’re looking for simple, practical personal finance information, check out Banzai, an educational resource designed to help you gain financial literacy and empowerment.
What is Banzai?
Banzai is a free interactive tool that walks you through various financial topics and scenarios and delves deeper into how you can manage your money smartly and wisely.
What does Banzai offer?
Articles
Banzai has a comprehensive subject library:
Coaches
If interactive is more your style, you’ll appreciate the Banzai Coach characteristic. Remember the Choose your own adventure books? Banzai coaches are similar, asking questions and providing advice tailored to your individual situation. A good starting point is the Financial Wellness Assessment.
Calculators
Another interactive tool is the Calculators characteristic. There are 36 different calculator options based on common monetary scenarios. Our top 4:
- Savings Calculator: See how your savings will grow by switching between different starting amounts, monthly contributions, interest rates and years to save.
- credit card refund calculator: This tool stays real – calculating how long it will take to pay off a credit card balance based on varying interest rates and monthly payments.
- Rent Affordability Calculator: Ready to rent? See how much you can realistically afford by entering your gross monthly income and average expenses.
- student loan repayment calculator: IYKYK, and this handy calculator will show you how much time and money you’ll save if you add different amounts to your monthly payment.
Course
If you want to dive into budgeting, credit, and real-life scenarios, Banzai course are more involved. These are aimed at specific age groups: juniors (for K-5), teens (6e-12e) and young adults.
No matter where you are on your money journey, Banzai will help you explore where you might be.
Note: The Financial Corner is a direct response to student requests for more information on managing financial matters. Advice is provided by Beth Peterson, UW Credit Union’s brand manager.
UW Credit Union is committed to providing financial education, helping our members and communities develop financial literacy to make informed decisions. We offer free learning seminars, confidential credit counseling and, through our partnership with Banzai, an impressive catalog of financial education resources.
Here for each of you.
Note: The Financial Corner is a direct response to student requests for more information on managing financial matters. Advice is provided by Beth Peterson, UW Credit Union’s brand manager.