{"id":415969,"date":"2026-10-01T19:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415969\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:02:17","slug":"a-free-opportunity-to-improve-your-financial-fitness-is-coming-to-the-downtown-public-library-sat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415969\/","title":{"rendered":"A free opportunity to improve your financial fitness is coming to the Downtown Public Library Sat."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jacksonville, Fl \u2014 A free opportunity to improve your financial fitness is coming to Downtown Jacksonville on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The City of Jacksonville and VyStar Credit Union are teaming up to provide free practical financial education and resources. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re really trying to make it fun, exciting, interactive and meaningful because we realize people are struggling right now,\u201d said Jonathan Hanson, SVP Marketing Strategy and Member Engagement at VyStar Credit Union. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/city-of-jacksonville-financial-fitness-day-tickets-2000534573763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/city-of-jacksonville-financial-fitness-day-tickets-2000534573763\">Register for the event here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Included are workshops on growing, managing, and protecting your money, financial wellness for adults, and an interactive reality fair for teens. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Reality Fair is an interactive financial simulation that gives teens <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Everything is free and they\u2019ve included incentives including a chance to win up to $1,500 toward your rent or mortgage payment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u25b6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/on-demand\/morning-news-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/on-demand\/morning-news-podcast\/\">Listen to Jacksonville\u2019s Morning News Interviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/news\/local\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more local news from WOKV<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/fp\/download-free-wokv-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/fp\/download-free-wokv-app\/\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and traffic app. And <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wokv.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wokv.com\/newsletters\">click here<\/a> to subscribe to our daily 3 Big Things newsletter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville, Fl \u2014 A free opportunity to improve your financial fitness is coming to Downtown Jacksonville on 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