Lucinda’s Story: Sweepstakes Savvy & Smart About Money
Meet Lucinda, a veteran restaurant server who lives with her husband in Tucson, Arizona. What’s it like where you live? It’s nice and sunny here in Tucson. I’ve been there all my life. It’s just got that good hometown feel. People are nice, friendly, and helpful. What do you do? I’m a restaurant server. I’ve…
Read MoreMichael’s Story: Keep Pressing Onward
Meet Michael, a homeless shelter employee and aspiring truck driver who lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. What does your day-to-day look like right now? I just completed an eight-month recovery program here at the homeless shelter. Next week, I’m starting truck driving school. It’s 20 weeks of classes. I don’t know where I’ll be placed…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Grand Prize Story Contest!
Everyone has a story to tell. What’s yours? SaverLife has just launched our third annual Tax Time Story Contest! The prompt is, “What are you saving your tax refund for?” We want to hear it all: what motivates you to save your tax refund, your trials and triumphs, and how you weathered it all. We’ll…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Race to 500 Winners!
At the end of 2019, we ran our first Race to 500 savings challenge! The idea came from a member who said they wished we offered an incentive to save for the holiday season. We were inspired to run with that idea—pun intended. We’d first like to take a moment to congratulate the 7,539 of…
Read MoreGlorianna’s Story: 21st Century Entrepreneur
Meet Glorianna, an aspiring entrepreneur who lives with her husband and youngest son in Las Vegas, Nevada. How’d you choose Las Vegas? I’ve been here since August 2013. I came here in 2011 because a girlfriend of mine didn’t want to live alone. She didn’t answer her phone for two weeks, so I was on…
Read MoreTracy’s Story: Keep Going & Don’t Lose Focus
Meet Tracy, a temporary employment agency employee who lives with her husband and two boys in Katy, TX. What do you do? I’m currently working full-time in a temporary employment agency. I was laid off last year, and I had to really cut back on expenses. While I’m glad that I have a job right…
Read MoreCandice’s Story: Getting Back on Her Feet
Meet Candice, a Baltimore native who’s looking to get back on her feet after a recent car accident. What do you do? Currently, I’m unemployed unfortunately. It happened right after a car accident. Prior to that, I was a medical assistant for four or five years. It’s really been my passion. Now I’m looking to…
Read More6 Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information Online
It’s that special time of the year again – tax time! With the conveniences of the digital age, there are many useful online tools to help you file your taxes. However, there are also sites that will try to gain access to your Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Here are some tips and practices to help…
Read MoreSherell’s Story: Overachieving on Saving
Meet Sherell, a born and raised Delaware native and mother of two teenage sons. What do you do? I just finished working at UPS because of health issues. I’m not working at the moment, but I’m currently looking for more work. I think the next move might be to something in the customer service field.…
Read MoreTiffany’s Story: 100% Self-Made, Independent, and Proud of It
Meet Tiffany, an insurance company Customer Service Expert who lives in Michigan with her six-year-old son. What did your upbringing teach you about finances? I was always a hard worker and strived to make my own money. I’ve saved money to buy the things I wanted or felt I deserved. I pride myself on being…
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