Money Smart® Week

money smart week

April 20-27, 2013

Live your life the Money Smart way. Programs and activities designed to help
consumers of all ages better manage their personal finances.

MONEY SMARTS For Kids

Glenview Credit Union’s
Money Jar Gue$$ing Game
Grades K-8

April 1-April 30 • One guess per child

Stop by the Youth Services Desk to test your Money Smart skills. Saving pennies adds up. Guess how much money is in this jar! Closest guess wins and takes home the jar.

Get the 4-1-1 on M-O-N-E-Y
Grades 1-3

Monday, April 22, 4:15-5:15 PM
Youth Program Room
Register Here beginning March 25

Financial literacy is fundamental to a child’s development. Get groovin’ with the Save-Spend-Share Money concept for kids. Glenview Credit Union’s Kathi Quinn will teach kids about saving, spending wisely, and giving back—then make your own Save-Spend-Share bank. Parents welcome.

Dream Jobs & Cool Cash:
A Parent/Child Playshop
Grades 2-5

Thursday, April 25, 7-8 PM
Community Room East
Register Here beginning March 28

Glenview State Bank and your Librarians will provide an interactive experience for parent/child entrepreneurial teams to learn about business and banks. Develop and present a backyard business idea. Profits will be tallied-will you be Top Tycoon?

MONEY SMARTS For Teens

The Next Step
Grades 9-12

Wednesday, April 24, 5-6 PM
Multipurpose Room
Register Here by April 22 • Limit 40
Using real life scenarios, Tom Lydon, Staff Assistant, Illinois Comptroller’s Consumer Affairs Department, will engage high school teens and their parents in thoughtful conversation regarding their financial needs and desires—in high school and after graduation. Be it full time employment, trade school, community college, or college, teens will walk away from the program knowing what is needed in order to achieve their goals. Program is open to students and parents. Pizza and pop provided.

 

MONEY SMARTS for Adults

Telephone & Utility Bill Clinic
with Citizen’s Utility Board

Tuesday, April 23, 1-2:30 PM
Multipurpose Room
Register Here
Citizen’s Utility Board staff will review your telephone, electric and natural gas bills and recommend ways for you to cut costs.

Couponing 101
Shop the Money Smart Way

Tuesday, April 23, 7 PM • Community Room
Register Here

Want to cut your grocery bill in half? Christy Silkaitis, a former engineer and stay-at-home
mom of five will give you tools to maximize your savings on-site or online. Learn how to plan
efficient shopping trips so you spend your time and money wisely.

CANCELLED! 10 Things
Small Business Owners Need to Know

Thursday, April 25, 7-8 PM
Multipurpose Room
Register Here

SCORE representative and entrepreneur Mike Sullivan reveals insights and “MUST knows” often overlooked by the small business entrepreneur.

Be Money Smart
All Spring Long...

Register at the Reference Services Desk or call 847-729-7500 x 7700.

One-to-One Financial Planning

Tuesdays: March 19, April 16 & May 21
Second Floor Study Room
Appointment times: 9 or 10 AM

Schedule a free one-hour consultation with a Certified Financial Planner®.

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