Resource Center
06.01.2023 By Amelia Simons
Weighing Your Options: The Highs and Lows of Housing
With each move comes the infamous decision: “Should we rent this time, or should we buy?” While the answer to that invol...
America Saves Team Inspires Behavior Change
Rita Byrd, a Las Vegas senior, originally found America Saves several years ago while browsing online and decided to tak...
By Shari Stone
Start Where You Are
Shari Stone, a mom from North Carolina, says she knew that having an emergency fund to fall back on was something that s...
By Eunice Diaz
Developing a Savings "Game Plan"
Eunice Diaz, a teacher in Colorado Springs, had been noticing a pattern. Despite the fact that she and her husband were ...
By Aimee Shaffer
Coping With A Job Loss
Aimee Shaffer worked as a Public Service News Director for radio for years until one day her employer downsized the comp...
By Tonya Shelton
Getting Out of Debt
In 2004, Tonya Shelton was facing financial ruin. Barely making more than minimum wage and having lost her home to an un...
By Johnnie Lovett
Saving Early: Key to Successful Future
For Johnnie Lovett, a Young Illinois Saver, saving has been a habit since he was a teenager. “As a teenager, I was respo...
By Nichelle Johnson
Jump-Starting a Financial Makeover
Nichelle Johnson, a single mom with two teenage children, knows what it’s like to stretch a dollar. When she moved back ...
By Kiara Hardin
Starting and Continuing a Savings Journey
When Kiara Hardin, now a junior at Western Illinois University, became an intern with the Chicago Summer Business Instit...
By Nicky Vasquez
Taking Steps Toward Financial Fitness
Nicky Vasquez learned about Virginia Saves when she attended her first class with Bank On Virginia Beach. The instructor...
By Mary Brown
Another Dream Realized
Mary Brown was already a disciplined individual when she came to Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBI...
By Nadine Bialo
Taking Back Control Over Finances
After becoming a Virginia Saver and getting help from BankOn classes and coaching, Nadine Bialo took back control over h...
