By: Kim
Deb, You might see if there is a Financial Peace University program offered through a local church in your MIL’s town.
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Thanks for that link, Peg. I have seen these kinds of programs popping up all over. In fact, I heard on the news that one high school in Indianapolis opened a faux bank to teach kids about saving,...
View ArticleBy: Terry
Spend six hours learning about their specific savings goal. What on earth does THAT mean?
View ArticleBy: J.D.
Terry, I tried to clarify the wording a little. You’re right — it was confusing (and maybe still is). Basically, I believe participants are required to take eight hours of classes about general...
View ArticleBy: Ryan
I’m a businessman in living in the Philippines and wish something like this would be available to ordinary Filipino workers or even taught in companies. In Manila the minimum wage would be around 6 USD...
View ArticleBy: Rachel
Last October, my husband and I were able to buy our first home in large part thanks to a matched-savings IDA administrated through the Portland Housing Center. Going through that program certainly...
View ArticleBy: Alex R.
Prosper.com is a sort of microlending source that I’ve been using. You can invest in people trying to lower credit card debt, start businesses, and other similar goals with as little as $50 increments....
View ArticleBy: BW
As saving becomes more and more advantageous to the country as a whole, hopefully programs like this will become common for middle class and even high-income individuals.
View ArticleBy: Carla
I think this is great and wish they had something like this in Canada. We are low income ($16k a year) and last year managed to save half our income in a high interest earning account. Yes, we lived...
View ArticleBy: Sandra, Washington, DC.
Fantastic. Good for them. I get tired of people with low wages telling me they can’t save because they have a low income. I can always see where they waste money.
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