Megan’s Story: To Value Money Means You Value Yourself
Meet Megan, an Assistant Supervisor for the Community Housing Partnership in San Francisco. What do you do at the Community Housing Partnership? I’m an Assistant Supervisor. I help our volunteer team supervise events and do marketing and partnerships with different programs like the Salvation Army. We work in areas to help prevent our clients from…
Read MoreWhat Did You Learn in 2022? SaverLife Members Share Their Key Takeaways
2022 offered many new opportunities and challenges for SaverLife members. Despite the financial obstacles that last year presented, our members navigated their savings journeys with skill, resiliency, and optimism. What did SaverLife members have to say about saving in 2022? Here are some of their key takeaways: What were some of your biggest learnings in…
Read MoreCatching Up With Tara: SaverLife’s First-Ever Super Saver
In December 2020, Tara won $10,000 as SaverLife’s first-ever Super Saver. We recently caught up with her to learn how she’s been since her big win. What have you been up to since winning the Super Saver prize? New Jersey was one of the first and hardest places hit by the pandemic. I received the…
Read MoreMeet Mabel: A Skilled Saver Who Knows How to Stretch a Dollar
Mabel is a consistent saver who takes pride in putting her paychecks away each month. “I’m honestly pretty good [at saving]” she explains, “because my mom raised me as a Mexican-Latino mom. So, she taught me the meaning of money and how you need to put it into savings.” A full-time employee for a major…
Read MoreMeet Brook: A College Junior Looking to Build Her Emergency Fund
Brook didn’t join SaverLife for the cash incentives. A full-time employee of a large retailer in Lincoln, NE, she signed up for SaverLife to maintain her strong savings habits and prepare for college expenses. “In the past two years, knowing I wanted to go back to school, I needed to really save money. So when…
Read MoreMeet Erick: An Aspiring Teacher Who’s Building His Rainy Day Fund
Erick is a first-year college student living in Whittier, CA. He works full time for a major retailer and enjoys exercising and visiting with friends. He’s also studying to become a high school math teacher. “When I was younger, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do,” Erick explains. “As I kept on growing,…
Read MoreMeet Lauren: A First-Time Homeowner Looking to Strengthen Her Savings Habits
Lauren is a Southern California local who loves to visit Disneyland and Universal Studios in her free time. She works full time in the apparel and accessories department at a large retailer, and she and her husband recently purchased their first home in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA. Lauren is also the winner of $1,500 from…
Read MoreSmall Business Grant Gives Working Mom the Chance to Go Full Time
After they finish a full day of work and put their kids to bed, Alexandria and her fiance focus on their side hustle: a printing business for t-shirts, tumblers, keychains, and other custom orders. “I like putting my ideas down and making different things and trying new things out,” Alexandria explains. “We kind of both…
Read MoreSaverLife Announces Winner of 2022 Tax Time Story Contest
Originally from South Carolina, Jamila Kinlock lives in Dayton, Ohio with her wife and three children. Jamila’s family means everything to her—she has two young sons, and her daughter is about to graduate from high school—with a full ride to college. “She’s doing everything I could dream for her,” says Jamila. “I’m looking at her like…
Read MoreHow Winning the Tax Time Story Contest Gave Derkisha the Confidence to Pursue Her Dreams
Since winning the contest in 2019, Derkisha has enrolled in college and is saving to buy a home. When Derkisha submitted an entry to SaverLife’s Tax Time Story Contest in 2019, she didn’t think much of it. “I’d never won anything,” the mother of five explained. Derkisha was floored when the SaverLife team traveled to…
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