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How Can I Ask for Higher Pay When Starting a New Job?

Congratulations! You’ve gotten a job offer! You’re excited to start the job but the pay the employer offered is lower than you want. Lots of people think they must accept the pay an employer offers but it’s important to know that you can negotiate your pay and benefits. In fact, employers often do not offer […]

What Should I Know About Mobile Bank & Payment Apps?

In the past, if you wanted to pay your bills, give money to a friend or family member, or buy something from a store, you needed to use cash or write a paper check. Now, instead of using cash or a paper check, you can pay bills and send money to others through mobile apps. […]

Managing Finances When Ending A Relationship

Ending a romantic relationship can be a challenging experience. Divorce, the process of terminating a marriage, is less common in Wisconsin than most states but it is still something that thousands of Wisconsin couples experience each year. In addition to the difficult emotional experience that can come with ending a relationship, there can be financial […]

How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Save You Money on Home Energy Costs

In August 2022, the federal government enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest clean energy investment the United States government has made. It provides many new tax credits, rebates, and discounts to help homeowners make energy efficiency improvements and save on their utility bills. Read more about how the Inflation Reduction Act can help […]

“Benefit Cliffs” for Wisconsin Public Programs

A family hits a benefit cliff when a small income increase makes them ineligible for public benefits they had been receiving (UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty). Many public benefits programs in Wisconsin have “benefits cliffs.” It is important for participants in these programs to be aware of benefits cliffs as they make financial and […]

What Accounts Can I Use to Save for Retirement?

Retirement planning can help you prepare for your long-term financial needs. To successfully plan for retirement, it is important to understand the accounts that can be used. You may have several options to save for retirement including accounts offered by your employer, often called employer-sponsored retirement plans, and individual retirement accounts. You may be able […]

How to Choose a Financial Advisor

Financial planning involves thinking about all areas of your finances and building a plan to reach your financial goals. Financial planning can help you live the life you want as you plan for the future. However, it is difficult to know everything about budgeting, saving, credit, managing debt, insurance, investing, and other financial topics. To […]

Recordkeeping Recommendations

Saving receipts, paystubs, tax forms, and other documents can be important. But it can be challenging to know which documents to save, how long to keep them, and which papers to throw away. This information sheet provides tips on documents you should save, how to save documents, and how to throw documents away. Documents to […]

Reverse Mortgage Considerations

As you continue to pay your mortgage you will obtain more equity in your home or own it outright. Depending on your situation, over time your retirement accounts may decrease as your expenses increase. If this happens, you may consider selling your home to get income. While this can be a good option, you also […]

Feeling invisible?

Ever feel like you’re invisible? 11% of adult Americans actually are.. credit invisible that is! Credit invisible is a term used for people who have no credit history at any of the three national credit bureaus.  Isn’t it good to not have any credit card debt? Yes. It’s wonderful to not have any credit card […]

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