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Led by the UToledo Financial Wellness team, the outreach includes a \u201cPaint a Piggy Bank\u201d event in collaboration with Campus Activities Programming (CAP) on Tuesday, April 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Thompson Student Union Room 2548.<\/p><\/div>\n
Led by the UToledo Financial Wellness team, the outreach includes a \u201cPaint a Piggy Bank\u201d event in collaboration with Campus Activities Programming (CAP) on Tuesday, April 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Thompson Student Union Room 2548. This free, creative and hands-on activity opens conversations about saving, budgeting and setting financial goals.<\/p>\n
Take the Financial Literacy Month Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n Mollee Williamson, a senior financial wellness counselor at UToledo, says students are encouraged this April to take part in a simple monthlong challenge designed to build stronger money habits through small, manageable steps:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 Review a recent bank statement to better understand where your money is going. Students can email financialwellnesscounselor@utoledo.edu to schedule a one-on-one appointment with a Financial Wellness counselor or request a presentation for a student organization. The office is located in Rocket Hall Room 1790.<\/p>\n Students engaging in past appointments and group workshops said they come away with actionable advice.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile I had heard about budgeting before, the way it was broken down into manageable steps \u2014 like tracking expenses, identifying needs versus wants, and setting savings goals \u2014 made it feel much more achievable,\u201d said Colin Clancy, a sophomore studying construction engineering technology in the College of Engineering. \u201cIt helped me realize that financial stability is built through discipline and planning rather than large, sudden changes.\u201d<\/p>\n About the UToledo Financial Wellness Program<\/strong><\/p>\n The University of Toledo Financial Wellness program provides students one-on-one counseling, group presentations and campus-wide events focused on budgeting, saving, credit, debt management and investing. The resources and programming help foster a culture of financial empowerment, providing UToledo students the knowledge and confidence needed for long-term success \u2014 on campus and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Campus Financial Wellness team challenges students to take advantage of financial literacy resources. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":930,"featured_media":98171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,1,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98167"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98167"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98172,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98167\/revisions\/98172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0 Set a realistic short-term savings goal \u2014 even a small amount can make a difference.
\n\u2022\u00a0 Reflect on spending by identifying needs versus wants.
\n\u2022\u00a0 Try a no-spend day to build financial awareness.
\n\u2022\u00a0 Choose one positive financial habit to carry forward, such as regularly checking your balance or staying on top of payments.
\n\u2022\u00a0 Schedule a meeting with a Financial Wellness counselor for personalized guidance.<\/p>\n![\"Led](\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paint-a-Piggy-Bank-SIDE-150x150.jpg\")
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