Finance Ready Financial Playlists on My Chi. My Future.

One Summer Chicago & the Economic Awareness Council have partnered with the City of Chicago & the My Chi. My Future. program to bring you these activities to learn smart ways to manage your money. Complete these playlists, starting with Be Payday Ready. Complete any playlist and you will receive an invitation to compete in our Finance Ready Scholarship Competition.

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Be Payday Ready

Learn basic financial skills to maximize earnings and establish a strong foundation for saving including banking & direct deposit. Learn how to do more with your pay. Get your money faster and for FREE. Manage your time sheet and taxes to maximize your pay. Save for your future.

Be Budget Ready

There’s so much you can do to set yourself up for a strong financial future. In this Playlist, you work on budgeting and learn about savings tools that can help you now and far into the future.

Be Credit Ready

What is credit and why does it matter? Good credit is very powerful. Credit helps you to get loans for things like cars, housing or starting a business and building a solid credit history and maintaining a high credit score can have a dramatic impact on your quality of life now and in the future. In this Playlist, you’ll explore how to build your credit power and explore common loans, like car loans and school loans, that are often part of life.

Be Ready to Avoid Payday Loans

A payday loan is a high-interest, unsecured loan. In these videos and exercises you will learn the cost of taking out a payday loan as well as other options to avoid using payday loans. You will also learn how to avoid getting caught in a never-ending cycle of debt.