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MoneyMinded: boosting adult financial literacy

In 2003, ANZ’s Survey of Adult Financial Literacy in Australia identified a strong link betweensocioeconomic status and financial literacy levels.

MoneyMinded was developed by ANZ in conjunction with the NSW Department of Education and Training and an advisory committee including Financial Counselling Australia (FCA), the Financial Counsellors Association of NSW (FCAN), the Australian Securities Commission (ASIC) and community sector representatives.

MoneyMinded is a free program to help you improve your clients’ financial literacy and skills.

When people can better manage their finances, they can get on top of spending, set savings goals, and plan for the future. Being financially literate is also linked to better other benefits, such as overall wellbeing, lower stress levels and improved health.

This is one of the most valuable training courses I have completed; I recommend it to all my work colleagues. It also changed my personal finances for the better.

MoneyMinded coach

Australia’s largest adult financial education program

Designed specifically for community sector professionals, MoneyMinded gives you the knowledge you need to help your clients become more confident when it comes to their finances.

If you are a community educator, financial counsellor or volunteer, MoneyMinded provides practical tools to help your clients reach their goals and aspirations, so they can better support themselves and their loved ones.

How the program works

The program begins with two hours of online work. This is followed by one day of face-to-face training, along with access to training videos, support resources and newsletters.

The program covers topics such as:

goal-setting and budgeting
credit providers
dealing with debt
everyday banking options
tenancy and homeownership
superannuation.

Once you are trained as a MoneyMinded coach, you’ll be supported with: access to the MoneyMinded Hub, where you’ll find information on more than 100 financial education topics; over 200 interactive participant handouts; and case studies to familiarise you with real-life situations.

Our success so far

Since MoneyMinded began, the program has trained over 8000 community professionals to deliver the program, and reached more than 927,500 people.

927,500

people reached through the MoneyMinded program

8000+

professionals trained to deliver the program

Contact us

For more information about MoneyMinded and the type of training we can deliver, please email moneyminded@thesmithfamily.com.au or 0417 279 427 or 0479 171 873.

To access the online MoneyMinded activities, use money tools or find out more about the program, visit the MoneyMinded website.

MoneyMinded was developed by ANZ in 2002 in collaboration with the NSW Department of Education and Training, Financial Counselling Australia, the Financial Counsellors Association of NSW, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and community sector representatives.

The Smith Family delivers Coach Training to all States and Territories (except VIC). Training is delivered in person but virtual delivery can be arranged when required.

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MoneyMinded

MoneyMinded is a financial education program to help people make informed decisions about the use and management of their money.