Debt Savvy^SM is a program designed to help you manage your debt and achieve financial balance. Check out the following links for additional support to help you reach your goals.

Calculators

• Roll-Down Your Credit Card Debt - This calculator applies two simple principles to paying off your unsecured debt at a faster pace than you currently may be.
• Other calculators to explore - Need to make some dollars and cents out of money management? Check this list to see if there’s an online calculator that can do the math for you.

Financial resources
Ready to take the next step? Explore these financial resources that can help you achieve financial balance.

• Financial Advice Center - The telephone-based Thrivent Financial Advice Center is designed to make it convenient to get the financial help you need. Talk to one of our licensed Financial Advice Center Representatives who can help you establish or review your goals, discuss any financial concerns you may have, and discover the financial solutions that may work best for you.
• Find a Thrivent Financial Representative - Financial Representatives are the face of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans—the dedicated financial professionals members turn to every day for quality financial solutions. With 2,500 representatives across the country, chances are there’s one close by ready to work with you.
• Thrivent Financial at Home - This program offers financial education and products in a fun, relaxed setting. Financial Guides make a difference in people's lives by helping them to help themselves. Whether your personal vision is to save for retirement, fund your children's education, or simply pay off that nagging debt, we can show you how a few simple concepts can jump start you on your way toward financial balance, and to the dreams that are most important to you.
• Interested in reading tips on things to look for when choosing a financial professional? Here are two other sites to help get you started.
  • Investment Advisers: What You Need to Know Before Choosing One - From the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Financial Planner - From the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

Other helpful information
Interested in learning more in a small group setting or by reading at your own pace? Then delve into these options.

• Financial Fitness Club - It's a new kind of club that helps everyday people become educated on getting financially fit! You’ll learn how taking small steps can lead to big changes. Join the club today and start taking action to build financial confidence.

Thrivent magazine articles

• Outsmart the Debt Monster - Don’t let debt ruin your plans for a secure financial future.
• Back on Track - If getting out of debt seems like a never-ending journey, here are some tips to get you heading in the right direction.
• Empty Pockets - Is your current budget leaving you high and dry? Your cash flow may need a values check.
• If only - Got that sinking feeling that only regret can give you? Here are some ways to deal with it and move on.
• Put Your Mind in Order - Read these tips for helping you leave the past behind and focus on the future.

Other articles

• MyMoney.gov - the credit section of the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission’s Web site; providing financial education resources for all Americans.
• Knee Deep in Debt - An article from the Federal Trade Commission with helpful thoughts on what consumers can do to get out of debt.
• In Debt? - Resources and articles from the Federal Trade Commission regarding debt and consumer rights.
• Save for emergencies – The Beehive, a non-profit, explains the reasons behind emergency savings and suggests where to start finding some money to save.