Nohemi found out about America Saves a few years ago as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She remembers attending a University of Illinois Saves event where she decorated a piggy bank and took the Pledge, but college life made her put the thought of saving at the back of her mind.

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Kelly has made saving a family effort. She started her boys saving early. “Probably 3,” Kelly told us, “w...

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Quaneka Willis, a single mother of three children, was receiving rental assistance through the Housing Au...

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Aimee Shaffer worked as a Public Service News Director for radio for years until one day her employer downsized the company, resulting in hundreds of lost jobs, including Aimee’s.

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Saving Early: Key to Successful Future

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For Johnnie Lovett, a Young Illinois Saver, saving has been a habit since he was a teenager. “As a teenag...

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Nicky Vasquez learned about Virginia Saves when she attended her first class with Bank On Virginia Beach....

Saving for a Bright Future

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Kristin Hendricks, a single mother from Texas, understands the importance of saving money and following a...

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Kelly has made saving a family effort. She started her boys saving early. “Probably 3,” Kelly told us, “w...

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Don’t Laugh at Saving Spare Change

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Virginia Saves saver, Brittany, decided to start saving again when she became a single mother. She thinks many women, and men, can relate.

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A Think Like A Saver Attitude

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Melissa has always been thrifty with a #ThinkLikeASaver attitude. This served her family well when her hu...

Jump-Starting a Financial Makeover

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Nichelle Johnson, a single mom with two teenage children, knows what it’s like to stretch a dollar. When ...

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Put 20 Percent Away

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“I am a single mother, and I make ends meet for me and my daughter, but I wanted to put money away for my...

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Saving is a Family Affair

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Saving is truly a family affair for Jeff’s household. During America Saves Week 2019, he pledged to save ...

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Saving With My Boys

By Kelly

Kelly has made saving a family effort. She started her boys saving early. “Probably 3,” Kelly told us, “when I started encouraging them to save because that’s when they started receiving small bills from family on the holidays.”

Budget like Nohemi

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Nohemi found out about America Saves a few years ago as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at...

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Saving is a Family Affair

By Jeff

Saving is truly a family affair for Jeff’s household. During America Saves Week 2019, he pledged to save ...

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Put 20 Percent Away

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“I am a single mother, and I make ends meet for me and my daughter, but I wanted to put money away for my...

Starting and Continuing a Savings Journey

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When Kiara Hardin, now a junior at Western Illinois University, became an intern with the Chicago Summer ...

Developing a Savings "Game Plan"

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Eunice Diaz, a teacher in Colorado Springs, had been noticing a pattern. Despite the fact that she and her husband were “making good money,” they were spending their entire earnings and “were still struggling at the end of the month.”

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Inspired to Build Savings By Starting Small

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With little-to-no money in the bank and living on a limited income with her adult daughter, Sharon wasn’t...

Taking Back Control Over Finances

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After becoming a Virginia Saver and getting help from BankOn classes and coaching, Nadine Bialo took back...

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From Overwhelmed to In Control

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In 2017 Debi felt overwhelmed. Her credit cards were maxed, and she wasn't exactly sure how to handle it....

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Getting Out of Debt

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In 2004, Tonya Shelton was facing financial ruin. Barely making more than minimum wage and having lost he...

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