April Is Financial Literacy Month

(Updated: April 10, 2025, 7:33 a.m.)

The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Nash County Center provides information, workshops, and resources on financial literacy. In honor of April being financial literacy month, please check out the upcoming workshops, and financial resources to help you save money.

Shop Smart - Save Money: Tips on Saving Money on Groceries


This free virtual workshop provides simple tools, tips, and resources to help you save money when shopping for groceries.


April 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm


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April 30, 2025 at 11:00 am


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Creating a Budget


The following self-paced two-part series, Smart Money Moves: Creating a Budget will help you  start or update your personal spending plan.


Smart Money Moves: Creating a Budget- Part 1 is an introductory look at the concept and tips of beginning a personal budget. This session will cover the benefits of budgeting and how to set simple personal financial goals.
Smart Money Moves: Creating a Budget- Part 2, covers some online resources available to create a personal budget and/or a debt elimination plan. These free and easy to use tools can help you:
  • Eliminate debt faster
  • Develop a spending and saving plan
  • Offers free financial calculators, tools and more
 

PowerPay

PowerPay is a online debt reduction tool to help you develop a personalized, self-directed debt elimination plan. PowerPay helps you:
  • Eliminate debt faster
  • Come up with a spending & saving plan
  • Offers financial calculators & more
The PowerPay program can be accessed through the PowerPay website.

More information on our free community financial workshops available below.


Smart Money Moves

Smart Money Moves- Info. Sheet

Also check out, 10 Warning Signs of Credit Trouble

For more information, or to set-up a free financial literacy workshop for your community, church, or civic group, please contact: Traci Dixon at: traci_dixon@ncsu.edu, or call (252) 459-9810.

North Carolina Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity provider.