{"id":3144,"date":"2024-11-21T15:26:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wellness\/?page_id=3144"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:04:03","slug":"financial-wellness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wellness\/panther-be-well\/financial-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Be well by ensuring the ability to manage finances and pursue opportunities that support financial security, freedom and giving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<figure class=\"default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/657\/2024\/11\/financial-wellness-hexagon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A pink hexagon with an illustration of a piggy bank. 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Self-Care<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick\" \/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.igrad.com\/articles\/wants-versus-needs\">needs vs. wants<\/a> activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete a free self-paced <a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/financial-aid-resources\/aamc-financial-wellness-program\">financial basics course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerfinance.gov\/consumer-tools\/\">Plan for<\/a> big financial goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/student-support\/support-u\/\">Explore resources<\/a> that can help you reduce financial burdens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/off-campus-resources\/\">off-campus resources<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/housing\/off-campus-housing\/student-rental-programs\/\">student rental programs<\/a>\u00a0for rental best practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familiarize yourself with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/housing\/off-campus-housing\/resources\/housing-instability-low-income-housing-resources\/\">low-income housing resources<\/a>\u00a0off-campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-be-well-with-professional-support\">Be Well with Professional Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick\" \/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find and apply for scholarships offered at <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/scholarships\/portal\/\">51ÁÔÆæ<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/scholarships\/private-scholarships\/\">beyond<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/finances\/resources\/\">Schedule an appointment<\/a> with a financial aid advisor at 51ÁÔÆæ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seek <a href=\"https:\/\/city.milwaukee.gov\/Financial-Empowerment-Center\">community financial services<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditcounselingwi.org\/how-we-help\">counseling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply for an <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/deanofstudents\/assistance\/uwm-emergency-grant\/\">emergency grant<\/a> when you experience an unexpected financial crisis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-resources-for-financial-wellness\">Additional Resources for Financial Wellness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong>External Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igrad.com\/articles\/wants-versus-needs\">Needs vs wants activity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/financial-aid-resources\/aamc-financial-wellness-program\">Self-paced financial basics course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerfinance.gov\/consumer-tools\/\">Plan for big financial goals with consumer finance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditcounselingwi.org\/how-we-help\">Credit counseling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/city.milwaukee.gov\/Financial-Empowerment-Center\">City of Milwaukee Financial Empowerment Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong>Internal 51ÁÔÆæ Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/student-support\/support-u\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Support U Basic Needs Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/scholarships\/private-scholarships\/\">51ÁÔÆæ private scholarship opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/scholarships\/portal\/\">51ÁÔÆæ scholarship portal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/finances\/resources\/\">51ÁÔÆæ financial aid advising appointments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/deanofstudents\/assistance\/uwm-emergency-grant\/\">51ÁÔÆæ emergency grant information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":35775,"featured_media":0,"parent":3094,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-3144","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Student Health and Wellness Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wellness\/panther-be-well\/financial-wellness\/\" \/>\n<meta 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