Category: Penny Forward
Welcome to Penny Forward, a nonprofit organization founded and led by blind people. We empower each other to confidently navigate the complicated landscape of personal finance. We offer self-paced online financial education courses, weekly and monthly personal finance workshops, and one to one financial counseling provided by blind financial counselors.
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Wednesday Workshop: Personal Cash Flow Statements
Personal Cash Flow Statement For our weekly members-only group chat, this week we dove into creating a personal cash flow statement. We explored why it’s important and when it could be useful. Plus, we left plenty of time for you to share anything on your mind. Missed the Call? As a member you can listen…
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Book review: Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together
Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together About This Book If you’re young and just starting out, this book may be for you. If you’re older, you may enjoy the author’s humorous accounts of her own money decisions and why she made them, but this book may not offer…
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Wednesday Workshop: Filing Your Tax Return
Filing Your Tax Return By now you should’ve received most or all of the forms you need to complete and file your 2022 tax return. This week we talked about how to complete and file a tax return either by doing it yourself or by getting help from a tax professional. We also left time…
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Podcast: All About ABLE Accounts in 2023
This week Chris, Liz, and MOe share with you some of what they know about ABLE accounts. Thanks to an omnibus spending bill passing and change effecting ABLE accounts, they felt this was a very timely topic to share the good news. *NOTE: As we have not seen the bill itself, we have found out…
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Wednesday Workshop: Ways to Track Your Spending
Ways to Track Your Spending Making a budget is a great way to find opportunities to cut spending and save more in the new year, but what if you don’t know how much you should be spending? Before you begin budgeting, we recommend that you track your spending so you understand where your money is…
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Financial Sense¢: ABLE Accounts Q/A
Topic Last month Congress passed an omnibus spending bill that, among other things, increased the eligibility age for ABLE accounts from 26 to 46. This makes many more blind or disabled Americans eligible to open an ABLE account. This month we’ll be answering your questions about ABLE accounts. Chris Peterson has been an ABLE account…
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Wednesday Workshop: ABLE Accounts, Where to Find Out More
ABLE Accounts, Where to Find Out More… During last week’s Members-only Group Chat, the topic of Able accounts was casually mentioned. In expanding upon this topic further, this week, we took an in-depth look at how to research different Able account options and the process to sign up for an account. We also left time…
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Podcast: Money Moves to Kick Off 2023
This week Chris, Liz, and MOe discuss some of the moves they are making with their finance’s to kick off the year right. They discuss getting credit reports, signing up for ABLE Accounts, looking to retirement, and other ways you can lower some bills. pennyforward.compennyforward@pennyforward.com Clubhouse House Facebook Youtube Get our app, guest membership is…
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Description Of A Braille Credit Report
In our January 8th, 2023, members only group chat, I demonstrated the process for ordering a Braille credit report from the automated telephone system at 1 (877) 332-8228. Large print and audio versions of your credit reports are also available using this system. It took about five days, including Saturday and Sunday, to receive the…