Explore the good and bad types of credit, when it’s wise to use credit, your rights and responsibilities for using credit, and how to build a good credit score – you’ll even leave understanding why having good credit matters. Along the way, learn to avoid credit debt and how to get out from under debt....
Join us for a free budgeting workshop! Your money is a tool and we want to teach you how to use it! Learn to track and break down your income vs. expenses and needs vs. wants in order to create a realistic budget. We’ll show you how to design a budget around your goals and...
Join us for a free budgeting workshop! Your money is a tool and we want to teach you how to use it! Learn to track and break down your income vs. expenses and needs vs. wants in order to create a realistic budget. We’ll show you how to design a budget around your goals and...
Want to save for your future but unsure of where to begin? We’ll walk you through the types of registered investment vehicles (like RRSPs, TFSAs, RESPs, and RDSPs) and investment options like GICs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and index funds. This free workshop aims to show you how to navigate the benefits, risks, and fees...
Join Financial Empowerment to learn all about the best way to make the most of your money: budgeting.
We constantly hear messages that tell us that buying more things will make us happier. However, our culture's insatiable appetite for MORE STUFF usually has the opposite effect. This cycle of buying more to feel happier and feeling unhappy with what we have because we think we need more is especially dangerous when we're spending...
Navigating money as a couple can be tricky – it’s one of the top three things couples argue about. Given that we all have different histories with and beliefs about money, this struggle makes sense. In this workshop, we invite you to explore your personal relationship to money and introduce communication strategies for talking about...
Are rising interest rates and inflation affecting your ability to budget? In this workshop, participants will receive tips on revising their budget by prioritizing expenses and exploring how to approach investing during financially uncertain times. To join this event you will need a computer, tablet or phone with internet access. A link and password to...
Join FSGV's Financial Empowerment with Brella Community Services Society for a FREE webinar on money goal setting and budgeting! In this workshop, we'll walk through how to set financial goals for yourself. Then, we’ll show you how to design a budget around your goals and give you tips for staying on track. Your money is...
Take control of your money with budgeting and financial goal setting! Join FSGV's Financial Empowerment program with Cameray Child and Family Services for a free workshop hosted by Joanne Monteiro, FE Facilitator and Coach. Budgeting is one of the most valuable tools for taking control of our money. Learn how to track income and expenses to...
This FREE workshop with FSGV's Financial Empowerment program and VPL will provide you a step-by-step look at how to file your taxes online. We'll cover how to prepare for the tax season to minimize your stress. We will also go over the benefits and credits that are available to people who have filed their income...
Join Financial Empowerment with New Westminster Public Library for a free financial workshop all about credit and debt! Explore the good and bad types of credit, when it's wise to use credit, your rights and responsibilities for using credit, and how to build a good credit score — you'll even leave understanding why having good credit matters....