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Category: Blindness or Low Vision
Welcome to our blindness or low vision category, where everything is created from a blindness perspective. Penny Forward is a nonprofit organization founded and led by blind people, driven by the belief that financial independence is truly for everyone. Here, you’ll find articles, podcast episodes, and workshop recordings—all designed to help both the blind and sighted communities achieve their financial goals. Explore this section to gain insights and practical advice on building financial , regardless of your level of vision.
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CBS News: Is a high-yield savings account still worth it? Here’s why it may be, according to experts.
If you’re looking for a safe place to park your money and earn interest, it’s still hard to beat a high-yield savings account. The best HYSAs are still offering APYs around 4%, roughly nine times more than the current average savings rate of 0.43%, which includes rates earned in regular savings accounts.
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Press Release: Penny Forward Updates App to Boost Financial Education for Blind Americans
— Penny Forward INC, a leading Minnesota-based 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization founded and run by people who are blind, is proud to announce an updated version of the Penny Forward app. Developed in partnership with Wells Fargo and World Services for the Blind, Penny Forward Mobile Version 1.2.0 provides access to financial education for the estimated…
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Financial Sense¢: End of Year Money Moves
Don’t wait until tax season to start thinking about your taxes! By then, it may be too late to claim valuable deductions and credits. Join Chris Peterson, AFC®, Kane Brolin, CFP®, and Cody Bair, CPA®, as they share expert insights on strategic steps you can take before the end of the year to ensure you’re…
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IRS Tax Tip: Highlights from National Tax Security Awareness Week
The IRS and its Security Summit partners recently held the ninth annual National Tax Security Awareness Week, an annual event that emphasizes the importance of protecting sensitive financial information from identity theft and tax scams, especially as the holidays and the 2025 tax season approach. The Security Summit is a coalition of IRS, state tax agencies, tax…
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Don’t Get Fooled: How to Outsmart Financial Scams and Fraud
This post was written in partnership with the Safety Positive Foundation, a nonprofit organization promoting personal safety in the blind community. Imagine this: you receive an email that looks exactly like it’s from your bank. The logo, the language, even the sender’s address seem legitimate. It says your account is locked, and you need to…
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Podcast: Holiday Budgeting Tips
While the Penny Forward Podcast team is preparing for the holidays, we thought we’d re-run the last episode of 2021, we shared a recording of a Zoom call hosted by our friend Mo Carpenter. She runs a Facebook group for blind parents called “Parenting Out Of Sight Kids,” and they host a biweekly zoom call…
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Podcast: The Past, Present, and Future of Blindness Media and Technology with Jonathan Mosen
“I now find advocacy really rewarding, and I realize that it’s a long game, and sometimes advocacy’s going to feel like you’re banging your head against a brick wall, but every so often, the wall moves just a little bit. So, there is hope, and it can get better, and that’s why I do believe,…