At Conexus, we're committed to increasing the financial literacy of our communities because we believe that the better you understand financial information, the better decisions you can make for yourself and your family. That's why we offer free 60 - 90 minute financial literacy workshops across Saskatchewan through the Each One Teach One Program - an approach to providing basic, plain language financial knowledge without any ties to products or services.
Workshop topics include:
1. Introduction to Basic Banking2. Introduction to Basic Budgeting
3. Why Filing Taxes in Canada is a Good Idea
4. Credit Cards and Prepaid Cards
5. Loans You Don’t Want
6. Loans: Costs and Obligations
7. Debt Smarts
8. Building a Healthy Credit History
9. Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention
10. Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) & Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs)
11. Introduction to Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs)
12. Understanding Contracts
13. Seniors Financial Abuse Prevention
14. Home Readiness A: Renting vs Owning
15. Home Readiness C: Cost of Ownership
16. Home Readiness C: Finding the Right Home
17. Home Readiness D: Professional Help
If you're interested in a financial literacy presentation or would like more information, email us at financialliteracy@conexus.ca.
If you want to book a presentation, click here.
Additionally we have partnered with community organizations to support them in their own financial literacy training.
Check out this video of some members of our team presenting to Saskatchewan Roughriders players to see what a presentation looks like.
