Financial Fitness: Junior Achievement has helped Chippewa Valley kids gain money smarts for 25 years

Financial Fitness

Junior Achievement has helped Chippewa Valley kids gain money smarts for 25 years

by Barbara Arnold 
Monday Apr. 13th, 2015

TEENS WITH SCREENS. Volunteer Chris Brooke of WESTconsin Credit Union works
with local students during a Junior Achievement event at the Chippewa Valley
Technical College Learning Center.

When I was growing up, my family provided me many “courses” in financial literacy. My mom was a saver and thrifty; my dad was a spendthrift. My three older brothers taught me about paying yourself first, the time value of money, and living beneath your means, respectively.

WESTconsin Credit Union Welcomes Mark Willer as Chief Lending Officer

WESTERN, WI—WESTconsin Credit Union is pleased to announce Mark Willer as Chief Lending Officer, working from the Menomonie – East Administration Office. Willer’s key responsibilities include oversight of all lending services of the credit union including business, mortgage, consumer, and loss mitigation and recoveries.