March 2022
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Members Only Group Chat For 03/30/2022
In our first members-only group chat, we established some ground rules, introduced new members, and discussed what we hope to get out of Penny Forward membership. This recording is unedited, so you’ll need to skip through some silence at the beginning of the recording. We will correct this in future recordings. Sorry, you don’t have…
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Penny Forward Launches Innovative Online Financial Education Platform For The Blind
Minneapolis, MN – At a time of rising inflation and economic uncertainty for millions of Americans, and just as the 2022 tax season is kicking into high gear, a Minnesota-based non-profit corporation, Penny Forward Inc, has launched a brand-new online platform designed to provide financial education, tools and coaching to more than seven million Americans…
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Penny Forward Podcast S2022E6 Coping With The Most Taxing Season Of The Year
Are you stressed out wondering if you’ll get a tax refund or owe money this year? We wanted to learn why some of us get a refund while others end up having to pay, so we invited Leah Hassler, a Certified Public Accountant and professional tax preparer, on to tell us how, with proper planning,…
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Penny Forward Transcript S2022E6 Coping With The Most Taxing Season Of The Year
Leah: Absolutely file your tax return, and the IRS will work with you to get you on a payment plan if you owe money, but don’t hide from the IRS. That’s probably the worst thing that you could do. (Chuckle.) Chris: This is the Penny Forward podcast, a show about blind people building bright…
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Penny Forward Podcast S2022E5 Seeing The World In Ways You Never Imagined
Have you always believed that you could only make a living if you went to college? George Wurtzel was the star of a 2018 Subaru Outback commercial, but he is also a blind woodworker and craftsman who believes that blind people can be successful in any type of job. In part 2 of a two…
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Penny Forward Transcript S2022E5 Seeing The World In Ways You Never Imagined
George: Being successful is really hard. If I don’t produce product in my shop every day and put stuff in my gallery, my cash register in my gallery doesn’t go “kaching, kaching.” So, it takes a lot more personal dedication to make your own gig go. But the reward is really good too. The Penny…