Hopkins Community Education

Begin telling your money what to do instead of wondering where it went by creating a zero-based monthly budget. In this class, we’ll walk step-by-step through the budgeting process including setting up your budget, how to track your spending throughout the month and tips & tricks to save money on monthly expenses. This class is sponsored and led by City & County Credit Union.

Just like going to the gym - it’s important to keep your finances in top shape. Join us for our Financial Fitness Workshop to see how in shape your finances are by completing your money wheel. We’ll target four key areas – budgeting, saving, credit scores & debt management. This class will take place online, via Zoom. This class is sponsored and led by City & County Credit Union.

From presents, to family gatherings to decorations – are you financially ready for the holidays? In this one-hour class, we’ll talk about ways to be a savvy holiday spender and you’ll learn how to create a holiday budget. This class is sponsored and led by City & County Credit Union.

Did you know your credit score can impact things like your car insurance rates or your future career? Join us at our credit score workshop to learn what your credit score represents and how you can improve it. We’ll cover topics such as the role of credit bureaus, how to get a copy of your credit report and how certain actions can boost or drop your score. This class is sponsored and led by City & County Credit Union.

Discover advanced and new best practices in Integrated Marketing, the growing field that integrates traditional print marketing with digital marketing for even greater marketing success. Find out how digital marketing and print complement and enhance each other. Come away with a new marketing expertise to make your value in the workplace even stronger. This class will be offered September 7th through October 1st. Click HERE for more information. For more online classes with UGotClass, click HERE!

Manage remote workers better, with greater productivity and efficiency. Discover the keys to success by managing in the new workplace of the 21st century. Get a step-by-step practical guide you won't get anywhere else. Employees and employers both like the new system. You'll want to apply these practices to your office workers as well. This class will be offered October 4th through October 29th. Click HERE for more information. For more online classes with UGotClass, click HERE!

Discover the keys to communicating with and managing remote workers, one of the fastest growing sectors of the workforce. Some 80% of employers are keeping some or many of their employees working from home part of the week. People working from home are 25% more productive. Working from home is here to stay. This class will be offered Sept 7- October 29, 2021. Click HERE for more information. For more online classes with UGotClass, click HERE!

In this course we will learn about ways to make the most of the resources available to you today to help you live your best life now and in the future. We will discuss strategies to balance short and long term goals such as managing your lifestyle and preparing for retirement. Your situation is complex, increase your likelihood of success and plan for it.

Learn the surprising influence of policies instituted at the end of World War II, like protective covenants and redlining, and how they shaped housing and economic development in Hennepin County. Discover how these practices were implemented, and their shadows in education, tax, and policing policies that linger today. We’ll explore the state and federal protections implemented in later years with mixed results, and what’s happening in this landscape today. Spend an evening peeking into history that wasn’t in our schoolbooks.

Learn mistakes to avoid when it comes to your investment portfolio, health care, and estate. Understand the critical tax questions you must answer before retirement. Explore the Social Security "tax trap" and how you can avoid it along with a summary of the recently passed SECURE Act. This is an educational event. No products will be sold. For additional disclosures, see Thrivent.com/social.

Whether you want to finally stop renting, move up to a bigger home, or make major improvements within your budget, this class will direct you to under-used programs to finance them without using credit cards or retail financing. We’ll talk about the basic income and credit requirements, and introduce you to rebates and tax breaks that may apply. Spend an evening with us and up your money game!

Before you can embark on building a practical road map to financial security, you need to understand five key risks that can potentially derail a lifetime income plan. In this class we will highlight things to keep in mind to help make the golden years financially successful.