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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Financial Sense¢: Managing Holiday Money Stress
Managing Holiday Money Stress Have you cracked the code to avoid financial stress during the holidays? We haven’t either, but each of us has found tricks that help. Maybe you have too. Join us this month to share your favorite holiday budgeting tips and tricks. Missed the Program? Watch the replay…
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Wednesday Workshop: Dopamine an it’s Effects on Spending
How one brain chemical influences our financial behavior When it comes to shopping, are you out of control? If so, you’re not alone. This week we talked about how a brain chemical called Dopamine is involved in the feelings of pleasure you experience when you shop. we worked together to come up with strategies you…
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Podcast: In Person from the AFCPE Symposium
Join us this week for a in person recording with 3 of the founders of Penny Forward; Chris, Liz, and MOe, as they attended the AFCPE Symposium in Orlando Fl this past Nov. Listen to them discuss the challenges of attending such an event as a person with a disability, and to the many directions…
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Join the Penny Forward Groups.io Email List
Announcing… Penny Forward now has a groups.io email list! There are many in our community that just have an easier time operating email and currently our mailing list here are all one way traffic. This is why we thought it may be nice to begin a email list where you can communicate with others in…
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Wednesday Workshop: The Total Money Makeover
5Th Wed. Book Discussion The Total Money Makeover You joined us for a discussion about this popular best selling book by Dave Ramsey. We explored what we thought would work and may not work for our unique spin to the market place. We also reserved time to talk about anything else you would like. To…
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Wednesday Workshop: About Gratitude
When do you know you’ve saved enough? Whether you’re planning for retirement or saving for your first home, it’s easy to focus on what you want or need rather than what you have. This week, while much of the United States is taking time off for the Thanksgiving holiday, we took a step back and…
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Podcast: Can I Afford a Guide Dog?
Intro Liz and Chris are both guide dog users. And we were curious about how affordable a guide dog might be. Especially to someone on a lower income. Guide dogs aren’t for everybody, but for some people, guide dogs can offer more independence and freedom than traveling with a cane. But, if you’re considering having…
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Financial Sense¢: Side Hustle
Financial Sense¢: About Fiverr Topic Have you ever wanted to start a side hustle but you’re not sure what you can do? For blind people, and many other people with disabilities who are unable to drive, many of the more popular options, such as Uber, Lyft, or DoorDash, aren’t practical choices. Still, people who are…
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Wednesday Workshop: About Financial Advisers
Who are Professional Financial Advisors? This month we’ve been talking about advice. We started with how to know whether you’re getting good or bad advice and moved onto what we can do to make sure we’re giving good advice. We’ll continue the conversation this week by talking about professional financial advisors, the professional training they…
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Wednesday Workshop: Techniques to Give Good Advice
Techniques to Give Good Advice Recording for 11/09/2022… As we start to learn more about financial wellness, we inevitably encounter many well-meaning people who want to share their advice. Last week’s call was all about how to know whether the advice you’re receiving is good or bad advice. We continued the discussion this week and…