As we at Penny forward are getting ready for the AFCPE Symposium and preparing for the Thanksgiving Holiday, we thought we would dive into the archive and pull up a podcast that hits close to home for many of our members that take part in the members only group chat. Click Here to Find…
Financial Sense¢: About Fiver When/Where Coming up this Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 7:30pm ET, 6:30pm CT, 5:30pm MT, 4:30pm PT. Penny Forward’s public zoom program This chat will also be live streamed on the Penny Forward Facebook page. Topic Have you ever wanted to start a side hustle but you’re not sure what you can…
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…
Today, we are talking with Clark Rachfal Director of advocacy and governmental affairs of the American Council of the Blind, and Luanne Blake, Director of research programs of the National Federation of the Blind. They will share information related to accessible voting, what options those of us who are blind or low vision have when…
Every two and four years respectively, we as Americans are repeatedly encouraged to go out and vote. While this topic of discussion can bring with it feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, for those of us in the blind and low vision community, this may be even more apparent, as being able to cast our vote…
Telling Good Advice from Bad Advice When we want to make a change to our finances, many of us seek advice. Maybe we want to be told what to do, or maybe we want to be told we’re about to do the right thing. What ever the reason, though, how do we know that the…
Whether you are a 15-year-old blind high school student or an 81-year-old blind attorney, financial literacy can save you thousands. Check out this story from APH CareerConnect about how Lisa Lloyd believes financial literacy is key to preventing financial abuse within the blind community. This story also describes how Penny Forward is working to close…
Every two and four years respectively, we as Americans are repeatedly encouraged to go out and vote. While this topic of discussion can bring with it feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, for those of us in the blind and low vision community, this may be even more apparent, as being able to cast our vote…
Today, we are talking with Clark Rockbal, Director of advocacy and governmental affairs of the American Council of the Blind, and Luanne Blake, Director of research programs of the National Federation of the Blind. They will share information related to accessible voting, what options those of us who are blind or low vision have when…