When you work a seasonal snow and ice job, the paycheck matters.
At Nate’s Snow & Ice, we think what you do with that paycheck matters too.
That’s why Nate’s pays for eligible employees to have access to Ramsey SmartDollar, a financial wellness program designed to help people take control of their money, reduce debt, build savings and work toward long-term financial goals.
For a seasonal employee, that's an especially valuable opportunity.
Turn Snow Season Into Financial Progress
Snow and ice work can provide an opportunity to earn significant additional income during a relatively short part of the year. But earning the money is only half of the equation.
What could that seasonal income accomplish for you?
- Could you build an emergency fund?
- Pay down a credit card?
- Knock out a car loan?
- Get ahead on your bills?
- Start saving for a home?
- Put yourself in a stronger financial position before the season ends?
SmartDollar provides tools, education and coaching designed to help employees create a plan for the money they earn instead of simply wondering where it went.
Nate’s Pays for Your SmartDollar Access
This isn't a program we're simply recommending.
Nate’s pays for employee access to SmartDollar.
SmartDollar is an employer-sponsored financial wellness benefit from Ramsey Solutions. The program follows Ramsey's step-by-step approach to budgeting, eliminating debt, building emergency savings and eventually building wealth.
And it isn't limited to traditional full-time office employees. Ramsey specifically identifies hourly and seasonal workers among the employees SmartDollar can serve.
What Do You Get?
Nate’s employees with SmartDollar access can take advantage of a surprisingly extensive collection of financial tools and resources.
EveryDollar Premium Budgeting
You can use Ramsey's premium EveryDollar budgeting app to create a budget and decide where your money should go.
That can be particularly useful when your income varies throughout the year.
Instead of looking at a strong snow-season paycheck as extra spending money, you can give those dollars a job—paying down debt, building savings, preparing for slower months or working toward something important to you.
Financial Peace University
SmartDollar includes access to Ramsey's Financial Peace University.
The program walks participants through financial fundamentals such as budgeting, emergency savings, eliminating debt and preparing for the future.
You don't need to be a financial expert. The idea is to have a step-by-step process you can actually follow.
One-on-One Financial Coaching
Sometimes an app or video isn't enough.
SmartDollar currently includes access to unlimited one-on-one financial coaching, giving employees an opportunity to get guidance as they work through their own financial questions and goals.
Free Tax Filing
Here's a benefit that can put money directly back in your pocket.
SmartDollar members currently have access to free federal and state tax filing through Ramsey SmartTax.
For a seasonal employee who may have income from multiple jobs during the year, having access to tax-preparation software at no additional cost can be a useful benefit.
Free Will and Power-of-Attorney Preparation
Estate planning isn't something most people associate with a seasonal job.
But SmartDollar currently provides an online tool employees can use to prepare a state-specific will and powers of attorney at no additional cost.
It is another example of why Nate’s views employee benefits as something that should extend beyond the hours you spend working for us.
Why Does Nate’s Offer This?
Because we want seasonal employment at Nate’s to mean more than earning a paycheck.
Snow and ice management is demanding work. Our people give up nights, weekends and holidays. They work when other people are staying home. And when Wisconsin weather hits, our customers depend on them.
We believe that effort should create an opportunity to move forward financially.
Work hard during the season. Earn additional income. Then have the tools to make that income count.
- Maybe your goal is eliminating $5,000 in debt.
- Maybe it's finally establishing an emergency fund.
- Maybe you're saving toward a house.
- Maybe you simply want to stop wondering where your paycheck went.
- Your goal is your decision.
Nate's role is to give you another tool that can help you get there.
Seasonal Work. Long-Term Benefits.
A winter job lasts for a season.
What you accomplish with the money you earn can last much longer.
At Nate’s Snow & Ice, we're building an employment experience around that idea. We provide training, quality equipment and the gear our employees need to do their jobs. And through benefits such as company-paid access to Ramsey SmartDollar, we're investing in something else:
Helping our employees build a stronger financial future.
If you're considering seasonal work this winter, don't just ask how much you can earn.
Ask what you could accomplish with it.
Come Work With Nate’s
Join a team that takes snow and ice management seriously—and believes seasonal employees deserve benefits that can make a difference beyond the winter.