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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Recent Recordings
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Wednesday Workshop: Passive Income
Want to make more money but can’t work more? If so, you’re not alone. This week we talked about passive income, or income streams that take very little work to maintain once they’re set up. We also left time for anything you wanted to talk about. To enjoy this content, simply sign up for…
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Wednesday Workshop: Warranties and Insurance Policies
Do you worry about what might happen if something goes wrong with something expensive you depend on? How will you afford it if a home appliance or a vital piece of assistive technology fails unexpectedly? This week we talked about when and how to purchase warranties, insurance policies, or protection plans designed to help you…
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Wednesday Workshop: Cognitive Biases
something holding you back but you don’t know what it is? It may be your own beliefs. An episode of NPR’s Life Kit, released this week, explains that scientists refer to these as cognitive biases and tells us that they can keep us from achieving our goals because we believe that we’re not capable. This…
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Wednesday Workshop: Using Spreadsheets to Manage Your Finances
Spreadsheets are incredibly useful tools for managing your finances, and they’re easy to learn and use. This week we talked about how to use a spreadsheet to build a realistic budget for a road trip. This type of spreadsheet can also be useful for helping you keep track of the progress you have made in…
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Wednesday Workshop: Economists Advice
This week we talked about why it may be ok to save inconsistently. A paper by Yale finance professor James Choi made the news this week. Choi studied the advice from the 50 most popular personal finance books, according to GoodReads, and compared it to the advice economists give about the same topics. While personal…
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Wednesday Workshop: Being Patient vs Being Stuck
Last week we talked about the power of patience. It can take years for many of us to achieve our most ambitious goals and it can be tempting to change the goal, take shortcuts to get there faster, or give up entirely. Those decisions can lead to regret, though, so we talked about why patiently…
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Wednesday Workshop: Power of Patience
Tonight we talked about the power of patience. It can take years for many of us to achieve our most ambitious goals and it can be tempting to change the goal, take shortcuts to get there faster, or give up entirely. Those decisions can lead to regret, though, so we talked about why patiently making…
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Wednesday Workshop: Achieving Financial Goals
Tonight we checked up on your goals. Since we started these group chats we’ve focused on setting and achieving financial goals. This week we paused to talk about the goals you’ve set for yourself, the progress you’ve made toward achieving them, and any setbacks you’ve had along the way. To enjoy this content, simply sign…
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Wednesday Workshop: Tracking Your Income and Expenses
Tonight we continued talking about how to find money to save and invest. This week we’ll walk through a spreadsheet we developed to make it easy to create a budget. Many people like to use budgeting applications such as Quicken, Mint, or YNAB to keep track of their income and expenses, but spreadsheets are a…
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Wednesday Workshop: Finding Money To Save and Invest
Tonight we talked about how to find extra money to save and invest. Investing can be a powerful tool for growing our savings, and having enough saved can give us peace of mind when something suddenly comes up. What do you do, though, if you don’t have any money left over to save? We’ll discuss…