Student-to-Student Financial Success Project (S2S)

The Student Money Management Center has launched a new project this semester to further our outreach efforts in teaching students financial literacy – the Student-to-Student Financial Success Project (S2S). S2S takes the peer-to-peer concept and merges it with the Center’s mission through an innovative, student-centered, student-driven service model. Students are given the opportunity to learn basic money management skills from trained peers, known as Money Management Mentors.

With the support of the Center, the S2S will serve students in four areas:  PEER financial sessions, workshops and presentations, money management skills training series, and online training modules.

PEER Financial Session

Students can meet and discuss money matters with a Money Management Mentor.  Each PEER session consists of four sequential phases:  Planning, Educating, Engaging, and Reviewing.  The first step, planning, introduces the organizational aspect of money management.  Mentors then guide the students through an educational curriculum tailored to the student. The third step allows the student to independently take action with a plan created by themselves and the mentor. After the student has completed their tasks, they will return for the final step of reviewing their progress with the mentor and ensure they are continuing their path to financial independence.
Schedule a PEER financial session

PEER Workshops & Presentations

Students can attend a wide variety of interactive financial workshops conducted by the Mentors each semester.  Each workshop will be designed to provide students with information and tools that they can easily personalize and apply to their own financial lives.
View the PEER workshop description

Money Management Skills Training Series

Students can learn, apply, and practice money management skills to meet the changing needs throughout their college experience through this in-depth training series.  Each series will consist of three to five 60-90 minute training sessions. 
View the Money Management Skill Series schedule

Online Training Modules

Students will be able to access a variety of distance learning, self-paced training modules that represent a basic and broad introduction to core tenets of financial responsibility and financial literacy. Modules will vary in the time required for completion, from 30 minutes to 2 hours. For more information, please contact the SMMC Office at 940.369.7761 or moneymanagement@unt.edu.