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Wednesday Workshops

Wednesday Workshops
Wednesday Workshops

Each week, Penny Forward members meet to learn from and support each other as they become better money managers. These workshops are recorded so members can listen to workshops they missed or refer back to particularly memorable topics.

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  • Join us every Wednesday for an interactive workshop aimed at improving your money management skills.

    Date/time

    • 4/23/2025
    • 7:30 PM ET
    • 6:30 PM CT
    • 5:30 PM MT
    • 4:30 PM PT

    Grow your money and secure your financial independence

    Investing isn’t just for the wealthy—it’s a powerful tool for achieving long-term financial goals. This workshop introduces the basics of investing, including understanding risk, diversifying your investments, and choosing options that match your goals. Learn accessible ways to start investing today and set yourself on the path to financial independence.

    How to Access

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Recent Recordings

  • Wednesday Workshop: Yahoo Finance App

    This week we talked about investing from a beginners perspective and explored the Yahoo Finance app, which has some interesting accessible charts that you can use to analyze the history of individual stocks or the market as a whole. Chris had Internet issues during this call, so this recording may be corrupted, but we’re posting…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Anxiety’s Impact On Financial Goals

    This week we talked about how social anxiety and low self-esteem blocks us from achieving our financial goals. We shared some strategies we can practice at home for improving our self-esteem and reducing our anxiety so we have the confidence to achieve as much as we want. To enjoy this content, simply sign up for…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Motivation To Succeed

    This was the last call in our series about the SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and time-driven) framework for defining and achieving our financial goals. We talked about how time can be used to motivate us to succeed, or can be used to make our goals more realistic. We also discussed how social anxiety and…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Achieving Our Goals

    This was the third call focusing on the SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, time-driven) framework for defining and achieving our financial goals. This we focused on actions we can take to get started, keep going, and cross the finish line to achieve our goals. Next week we’ll be discussing why we believe our goals are…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Defining Measurements To Stay On Track

    This week we continued talking about the SMART framework for defining our financial goals. More specifically, we talked about defining measurements that help you to keep track of how you’re progressing toward your objective. Finally, we talked about how to define milestones that make your progress feel so real that you don’t want to stop…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Wrestling With What-Ifs

    This week we followed up on some concerns brought up on last week’s call about wrestling with “what-ifs” and introduced the “SMART” framework for defining goals. Each member defined a goal and we spent a short time finding a way to make it more specific. Next week we’ll be talking about how to define measurements…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Turning What-Ifs Into An Action Plan

    This week we talked about wrestling with “what-ifs”. When ever we encounter something new, our brains are wired to think about what could go wrong. This is a healthy instinct when we use it productively, but it can often hold us back by making us unreasonably afraid to make a change. We talked about some…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Why Saying No Can Be A Powerful Tool

    This week we weren’t able to hold a live group chat because Chris Peterson was flying home from presenting at a conference in Las Vegas. Instead, he recorded this brief message from his hotel room about why saying no can be a powerful tool in achieving our success. To enjoy this content, simply sign up…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Changing Banks

    On this week’s members only group chat, we talked about why changing banks might help you to control your finances. We also talked about how many banks are eliminating nonsufficient funds fees, and how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking out for us by investigating whether nonsufficient funds fees are illegal. We closed with…

  • Wednesday Workshop: Why Invest?

    In this members-only group chat, we followed up on some questions from last week’s chat, discussed why we invest and how it helps us grow wealth, and introduced new members. To enjoy this content, simply sign up for a Penny Forward membership. If you’re already a member, just log in using the form below. We’re…