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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: How To Get An Accessible Credit Report
How to Get an Accessible Credit Report If you want to get financially healthier in 2023, one of the first things you can do is review your credit reports. On this week’s call, we reviewed options for getting your credit reports in accessible formats and demonstrated the process for requesting your credit reports in Braille.…
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Three Money Moves I Made To Kick Off 2023
Whether you’re a financial wellness newbie or guru, the start of the new year is a great reason to make small tweaks that’ll make a big difference. Here are some money moves my family made to kick off 2023. We Opened A New High Yield Savings Account As interest rates have risen, and markets have…
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Wednesday Workshop: How Time influences your Finances
How does time and the calendar effect your finances? As much of the western world celebrates holidays and approaches the start of a new year, we took time , pun intended, and discussed the ways that the calendar impacts our finances. We also left time to talk about anything you want to talk about. …
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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…