Money Mentors

Managing your finances can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. Our free financial coaching program can provide the support you need to make progress toward your goals.

Money Mentors, our free financial coaching program, pairs you with a volunteer coach and connects you with a peer network to help you reach your financial goals. Coaches and participants meet one-on-one virtually or in-person every month for 6-24 months. A financial coach’s role is to provide encouragement, support, and accountability. They’ll work with you to help change behaviors, reduce barriers, and create positive,
long-term financial habits.

Our coaches work with you to reach goals like:

Creating and Following a Budget
Boosting Savings
Building Credit
Reducing Debt
and more

Submit an Interest Form

One-On-One Sessions

Once you’re paired with a coach, you work together to determine the schedule of the meetings. Whether you want to work in-person or online, you’ll work together to meet your goal(s).

Throughout the experience, you decide what to share. The coaching experience is
judgment-free, offering supportive guidance for your unique needs.

All Money Mentors coaches are informed of the systemic issues that cause financial inequities and are encouraged to take a compassionate and understanding approach to financial coaching.

Peer Sessions

In regular virtual sessions, participants come together to explore financial topics such as budgeting, saving, and managing debt. These conversations offer a space to ask questions, share experiences, and learn from others. Peer sessions give encouragement and motivation.

Are you ready for Money Mentors?

Timing can make all the difference. Hear stories about why others have joined and how it helped them control their finances. Learn more about readiness by visiting this webpage.

Getting Started

If you’re ready to learn more, fill out our interest form to answer some basic screening questions. From there you’ll receive an invite to attend a brief virtual orientation session to make sure the program is the right fit for you. Once in the program, participants meet with their coach and attend peer sessions once a month each, for at least 6 months and up to 24 months.

Are you a Minnesota resident?
Can you name a financial goal you want to reach?
Are you willing to invest time and energy to reach your financial goal?
Are you willing to potentially make tough decisions to improve your financial situation?
Are you willing to communicate regularly with a financial coach?
Do you make less than $55,000 a year as an individual or $75,000 as a family?

Whether you’re ready to get started or just want to learn more, the interest form is the first step!

Submit An Interest Form

Create A Plan

A coach is someone who will listen, hold you accountable, and cheer you on to the finish line. They will first listen to understand the whole financial picture, then help you get started and create a plan to get where you want to go.