Classes and counseling Lutheran Social Service Financial Choice Develop financial goals and improve your financial well being. Classes and sessions can help you develop your goals, such as getting rid of student loan debt and saving for retirement. You and your household members can access: Up to 24 classes free of charge Up to six counseling sessions free of charge For information LSS Financial Choice for county employees Call 877-606-4284 or sign up for sessions by creating an account online Check the HealthWorks wellness activity catalog for upcoming classes
Employee assistance program Discussing financial and other issues You can meet one-on-one with a counselor in-person or over the phone to discuss money, family, work, legal or personal issues Free and confidential Four free visits for each issue you want to discuss Translation available To make an appointment, contact Sand Creek EAP at 651-430-3383 or 1-888-243-5744 Online resources: My Life Expert Live chat support Articles, videos, financial calculators and additional resources on financial health To create an account: Go to Sand Creek EAP, click My Life Expert (company code is Hennepin), and select the Financial tab
Make the most of your pay and benefits Hennepin County resources for your money health Use pay and benefits information to make good money decisions for today and tomorrow. Hennepin County has created videos to help employees make the most of their pay and benefits. For Adobe Connect recordings, you must accept any required JavaScript updates. Financial wellness Financial Stress-Busters (YouTube) (2019) Tips from Behavioral Finance (YouTube) (2019) Better Budgeting (YouTube) (2019) Build Better Credit (YouTube) (2019) Mastering Your Student Loans (YouTube) (2019) Financial wellness webinar (YouTube) (2017) Budgeting (2017) Hennepin County benefits Understand your county pay stub (PDF) [tool] Deferred compensation overview (YouTube) (July 2018) Making APEX work for you (September 2017) Tuition reimbursement (June 2017) Flexible spending account and health care savings plan and PowerPoint (DOCX) (2017) Public employee student loan forgiveness new federal program Retirement Retirement and deferred compensation and PowerPoint (PPTX) (2017) Attend a pre-retirement seminar [live seminar] Additional resources Budgeting 20/15/5: Rule of thumb for tracking your money [article] Avalanche vs. snowball: The best way to pay off debt [article] How to build an emergency fund when you’re counting every penny [article] Budget and savings calculator [tool] Planning for the future Search for a certified financial planner by city, state or zip code [database] Do you need more life insurance? [calculator] Planning for retirement Retirement planning for women [article] Watch a 4-minute video about your PERA pension (YouTube) [video] Check your PERA retirement benefit estimate [calculator] Estimate your social security retirement benefit [calculator]