Several organizations in Colorado provide free help with financial counseling and money management. Be sure you read the descriptions for these organizations because they may have several locations. We also provide info on prepaid (debit) cards and how to choose the best one for you.
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Not all prepaid debit cards are alike. This Consumer Reports video just takes a few minutes to learn about fees that can end up costing you a lot. Learn which questions to ask before choosing a prepaid debit card.
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Denver Financial Empowerment Center is a network of 11 locations in Denver and Aurora where you can get free one-on-one financial coaching. Locations include Center for Work Education and Employment, Denver Human Services Building, Montbello Workforce Center, Hope Inside at Bank of the West on Colfax, Hope Inside at the Rudolfo "Corky" Gonzales Library, Mi Casa Resource Center, North Denver Resource Center in the Valdez-Perry Branch Library, and more. Click on the website link to learn more. You can also call 211 or 311 to learn more.
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Webb Municipal Building, 2nd Floor, 201 W. Colfax Avenue, Dept. 1102
Denver Metro
Denver
This office can help you with wage theft, financial coaching, free tax services, and more! Call the Consumer Financial Protection Hotline at 720-913-1900 or email CFPD@denvergov.org if you've been the victim of wage theft, fraud, scam, or financial crime and you need help. You can also get help with free financial coaching and free tax services at this office by calling 720-944-2498 or email FEC@denvergov.org.
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Prepaid debit cards are useful for managing money if you don’t have a checking account. Your pay can be directly deposited to a card, and you can then use your card to pay bills, including C-WISE and restitution. Click on the wikiHow website page to learn more.
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2120 W 7th Avenue, Denver CO 80204
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Denver
Newsed provides free money management classes about money myths, home ownership, financial products and services, creating good credit, banking, and a money makeover. They also offer free business development classes for entrepreneurs.
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Operation Hope is a national organization that provides free help with financial planning, credit repair, budgeting, and more. When Remerg called them to verify the resource, they linked me to an operator named Matthew, who was very helpful and offered to let me list his number specifically for Remerg.com users. You may call him at 615-481-0803 during business hours to set up an appointment and he will provide help over the phone.
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