CAFE Montgomery MD

10/03/2022

Check out this webinar from the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Access to Credit & Financial Services for BIPOC, Low-Income, and Immigrant Communities (October 26 @ 10:30 AM ET)

Regional Community Affairs Event in Maryland on 10/26/2022

08/07/2020

August 6, 2020
Webinars 8/11 - 8/15

Be a part of the MD CASH Academy community! Join the THOUSANDS of people who have attended financial education webinars to provide current updates and resources to lessen the financial impact of this pandemic.

CASH's list of Resources specific to the COVID-19 crisis is on the CASH Academy's main page. The resources are also in Spanish. You can also work one on one with a Financial Coach for free during this time. The webinars listed below are coming up next week. Participate in as many as you can!

Personal Finance Webinars
August 11th 12pm -- Making Your Student Loans Manageable
August 12th 5:30pm -- Build Credit, Crush Debt
August 12th 7pm -- Making Cents of Your Money - Budgeting
August 13th 10am -- Credit Cafe
August 13th 1pm -- Making Your Student Loans Manageable
August 13th 5pm -- Credit Cafe
August 13th 7pm -- Building Wealth through Checking and Savings
August 15th 9am -- 1st Time Homebuyer

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08/06/2020

Check out this great and free Money Boot Camp for Teens!

5 camp sessions, M-F 8/10-8/14 3:00-5:00 PM Parent information session Monday, 8/10 @ 6:00 PM Note: Recommended ages 12-15. Participants should register individually, even if they are from the same household. Thanks to a grant from TD Ameritrade, teens who attend the full program and complete progra...

06/29/2020

Check out this free seminar series on Money, Health, and Health Insurance. Visit go.umd.edu/health_insurance
to register for any session.

06/29/2020

If you want free help for your financial goals or challenges, there is a great resource. Go to http://mdcashacademy.org from today through Wednesday, July 1. Experts from Prince George's Community College are standing by to answer your questions.

05/27/2020

If you have a little extra time at home these days, it may be a good time to organize your finances by using software such as Quicken or QuickBooks or Mint, and see where your money is going. You may be surprised at some areas where you can cut back painlessly.

05/20/2020

If you have worries about what college will look like this fall during the pandemic, attend tomorrow's (May 21, 2pm) webinar at http://mdcashacademy.org/find-a-class. The title is "College Concerns: A Quick Guide to Navigating Fall 2020."

Find a class

05/20/2020

This is a great time to shop at Dawson's Market in Rockville Town Center. They are a wonderful local grocery store serving the community. They have lots of local sources, so they have many products on the shelves that you can't find at most local grocery stores. It's so important to support great community assets like them.

05/14/2020

You can now get WEEKLY free credit reports online through April of next year. Go to http://annualcreditreport.com. This can help you catch identity theft and other errors on your report. Credit affects your mortgage rate, credit card approval, and job applications. .

05/08/2020

Check out this free and timely personal finance course taught by University of Maryland Extension. https://go.umd.edu/personalfinanceseries

05/05/2020

Check out this very timely, free series of Financial Planning sessions starting next week. Register at: https://go.umd.edu/personalfinanceseries

CAFE Montgomery MD in Gaithersburg, MD offers financial education to people of all ages, communities, and ethnic groups. We help individuals make informed decisions about saving, spending, borrowing, and managing credit. Contact us to learn about how we help our clients develop financial literacy.

04/23/2020

If you are a small business, be on the lookout for the rollout any day of another Paycheck Protection Program. This is a way of getting thousands of dollars to keep your small business afloat. And if you use the money for payroll, rent and utilities, the loan is forgiven so you do not have to pay back a penny. Go to sba.gov for more info. The application is very simple to complete.