Here’s a number that should unsettle anyone who thinks financial literacy education is primarily about closing a knowledge gap: at Fresh Start Housing, roughly 35% of the residents who come […]
Investment Advice for Someone Sleeping in Their Car
A case manager said something to me recently that I haven’t been able to shake. She’d referred a client — someone about to lose their apartment — to a financial […]
Why ‘budgeting skills’ isn’t the same as financial literacy.
“Janet’s 98th Percentile” When Janet entered our transitional housing program, she had a bachelor’s degree in business administration and fifteen years of corporate accounting experience. She could calculate compound interest […]