Financial Fitness
To connect with our community, empowering and inspiring others to make wise financial decisions and beneficial life choices.
How can we improve your financial fitness?
Get immediate help
Meet your immediate financial needs with our payday loan alternative.
Start saving
Create a budget and start building a small emergency fund to buffer you against the unexpected.
Pay off debt
Free yourself from high interest debt, one balance at a time.
Rebuild your credit
Repair your damaged credit with our secured cards and accounts.
At Peninsula Credit Union, we care about your financial wellness. That’s why we’ve partnered with industry-leading BALANCE to provide you with free access to expertly-crafted financial education and resources to help with your fiscal matters. And should you need, BALANCE can assist with confidential, no-cost financial counseling services to help you develop a sensible budget managing spending and debt. For all your financial life stage changes and more, we—in partnership with BALANCE—are here to help.
Benefits of BALANCE
BalanceTrack
Learn the basics of personal finance with the BalanceTrack educational modules. Register for a free user account or log in to get started.
Webinars
Attend free money management webinars. Learn the basics of financial planning, and create a future of security and opportunities.
Online Tools
Access financial education anytime you need it. Increase your know-how with articles, financial calculators, videos, checklists, quizzes, and more.
Identity Theft Toolkit
The resources in this toolkit are designed to help you gain the knowledge and skills you will need to protect your identity.
Monthly Fitness Tip
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
At Peninsula, we’re proud to partner with BALANCE to empower our Spanish-speaking community members. In line with this year’s theme of Prosperity, Power, and Progress, we’ve teamed up with CIELO (Centro Integral Educativo Latino de Olympia) and The Shelton Timberland Library to bring you something special!
September 21: Cómo mejorar su presupuesto (Building a Better Budget)
September 28: Comprender el crédito (Understanding Credit)
October 5: La psicología del gasto (Psychology of Spending)
October 12: 10 pasos para alcanzar el éxito financiero (Ten Steps to Financial Success)
Raise Your Credit Score with Experian Boost
Boost can help you rebuild your credit and achieve better Financial Wellbeing. A majority of consumers using Experian Boost see an increase (overall, 62% see a boost).
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Financial Coaching
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Darrell McVea
Community Financial EducatorHi! My name is Darrell McVea, and I am the Community Financial Educator with Peninsula Credit Union of Shelton. I’ve been married to the woman of my dreams for 31 years. She has gifted me 3 children, who between them, have gifted me with 5 grandchildren, all who live within 15 miles of our home. I love fishing, travelling, and taking long walks with my family.
My work with Peninsula Credit Union provides Financial Education without cost to the communities we serve. I am passionate about being able to do this and look forward to helping you achieve your financial dreams. A good understanding of your finances can help make your dreams come true and break the cycle of poverty. Early in life, I wish I had a mentor who would have educated me on money matters. I found that mentor in the woman I married.
Let me help you achieve financial fitness, whether you are dreaming of a college education, that new car, or a first home. Give me a call. My priority is you and helping make your financial dreams come true.