Current MTEFCU Activities

 

Zogo

  • What it is: On this app, you can score pineapples by finishing lessons about finances; then redeem those pineapples for real gift cards! Learn more here
  • Age recommendation: Ages 13+
  • How to get it: Download the app for iOS or Android
  • Owner/Host: Created by Zogo and sponsored by the MTEFCU

 

"Adulting 101: Financial Literacy" Program

  • What it is: Learn more about loans, budgeting, taxes, and more with this mini-course geared toward older teens and those in college! 
  • Age recommendation: Ages 15-22
  • How to get it: Pick up a packet from our lobby or the Portage Lake District Library, or download it from this page
  • Owner/Host: Created by the MTEFCU and supplied at the MTEFCU and PLDL

 

 

Games

 

Please note that the MTEFCU does not maintain, nor did it create, any of the following apps/games and is not responsible for them.

 

Financial Football

  • What it is: An app where you can score points and plays by correctly answering questions about finances
  • Age recommendation: Ages 14+
  • How to get it: Play online or download the app for iOS, Android, Windows, or Mac
  • Owner/Host: Created and maintained by VISA

 

Hit the Road

  • What it is: An online game where you can learn good financial habits while taking a virtual road trip!
  • Age recommendation: Ages 10-18
  • How to get it: Play online 
  • Owner/Host: Created and maintained by NCUA

 

US Mint Games

  • What it is: Online games and coloring pages to help you learn about money
  • Age recommendation: Ages 5-13
  • How to get it: Play online
  • Owner/Host: Created and maintained by the U.S. Mint

 

Peter Pig's Money Counter

  • What it is: Ann app where you can practice counting and saving fake money
  • Age recommendation: Ages 3-8
  • How to get it: Download the app for iOS or Android
  • Owner/Host: Created and maintained by VISA

 

Plan'it Prom

  • What it is: An app to help you budget for prom
  • Age recommendation: Ages 15+
  • How to get it: Download the app for iOS or Android
  • Owner/Host: Created and maintained by VISA

 

The Stock Market Game

  • What it is: An online game where you can learn and practice investing fake money in the stock market
  • Age recommendation: Ages 13+ (you will need an adult to register for you)
  • How to get it: Play online
  • Owner/Host: Created and maintained by the SIFMA Foundation

 

Chair the Fed: A Monetary Policy Game

  • What it is: An online game where you can learn about what it takes to run the country's central bank
  • Age recommendation: Ages 13+
  • How to get it: Play online
  • Owner/Host: Created and maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

 

Payback

  • What it is: An online simulation about college and managing your expenses and debt
  • Age recommendation: Ages 15+
  • How to get it: Play online
  • Owner/Host: Created and maintained by Next Gen Personal Finance