Financial stress doesn’t stay at home when employees come to work. Concerns about rising costs, debt, unexpected expenses and making ends meet can affect employees at every income level—and can impact productivity as well.

Pillar Bank is helping local businesses support their employees through an on-site Financial Wellness Lunch & Learn designed to make personal finance feel a little more manageable.

Rather than a sales presentation or financial lecture, the session is a practical, judgment-free conversation. Employees can learn about topics such as understanding credit, managing spending, creating a flexible budget, developing a debt plan, building emergency savings, setting financial goals and planning for retirement. The presentation can also incorporate the employer’s own benefits, helping employees better understand and use what’s already available to them.

Pillar Bank recently brought the Financial Wellness Lunch & Learn to Balsam Lake Pro Lawn. “It’s educational for our team to discuss these financial topics that are often difficult to talk about,” Jon Hol, President, Balsam Lake Pro-Lawn Inc. “It’s good to know we have a resource like Pillar Bank to help guide our business and employees through various financial markets.”

The goal isn’t for employees to walk away with every financial question answered. It’s to give them practical ideas they can use at their own pace—and greater confidence about the financial decisions ahead. As the presentation itself emphasizes, small steps count.

Interested in offering a Financial Wellness Lunch & Learn to your employees? Talk with your Pillar Bank business banker to learn more.