NEW YORK, N.Y. – Working in Support of Education (w!se) is pleased to announce the conclusion of a successful semester of our MoneyW!SE program for survivors of domestic violence in the Bronx, NYC. Now in four major US cities, the program is made possible in the Bronx through a generous grant from The Allstate Foundation. Read More
Cash Instead of Cards (as reported by Saundra Latham on money.cnn.com)
Studies of financial behavior have indicated for years that American’s spend more money when they rely on credit cards than when they rely on cash. Credit cards allow us to put off the pain of paying for something, while still getting the immediate satisfaction that whatever we’re buying brings. A simple solution for spending less… Read More
Donald Trump’s Impact on Your Finances (as reported by Rob Berger on www.forbes.com)
It’s official, Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States of America. Whether or not you voted for him, this fact is likely to result in a number of changes that could impact your financial well-being. First, depending on how much money you currently make, you could see a change in taxes…. Read More
AMERICANS ARE BAD AT SAVING (AS REPORTED BY CAMERON HUDDLESTON ON WWW.GOBANKINGRATES.COM)
Americans are notoriously bad at saving their money, the one thing that every financial adviser will tell you to do. There is no single reason why this is the case. Most people know they should be saving more, but some simply can’t afford to. To take a look at exactly how bad the problem is,… Read More
SPENDING IN RETIREMENT (AS REPORTED BY ALLISON SCHRAGER ON WWW.QZ.COM)
The most common bit of personal financial advice you are likely to get throughout your working life is make sure you are saving for retirement. But Allison Schrager, writing for Quartz, suggests that that might be the easy part. We also have to plan for how we will spend the money we do save. In… Read More
Con Edison Supports New w!se Institute Sustainability and STEM Offerings
New York, NY – Working in Support of Education (w!se) is pleased to announce it has received a generous grant from Con Edison’s Strategic Partnerships program to support Engineered Green Economics (EGE) at the w!se Institute for the 2016-2017 academic year. Read More
Working in Support of Education to Host 14th National MoneyPOWER Financial Literacy Conference in NYC
NEW YORK, N.Y. – On Tuesday, November 8, middle and high school educators will attend the 14th National MoneyPOWER Financial Literacy Conference at the Executive Conference Center in NYC. Read More
MOST AMERICANS WON’T BE FINANCIALLY SECURE IN RETIREMENT (AS REPORTED BY WWW.FREEMONEYFINANCE.COM)
Financial news and advice columns are riddled with statistics of all shapes and sizes. But sometimes it can be difficult to understand what those large, complex sets of numbers actually mean for people like you and me. A few years ago, the Social Security Administration tried to simplify things to show us just how dire… Read More
w!se to Compete for $100,000 Grand Prize in Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge
New York, NY — Working in Support of Education (w!se) is one of a select group of nonprofit domestic violence organizations across the country competing for $650,000 in grant money as a part of The Allstate Foundation’s Purple Purse Challenge, which kicked off today. Read More
START PLANNING FOR COLLEGE (AS REPORTED BY KATE ASHFORD ON WWW.FORBES.COM)
Some things in life cannot be planned for. That’s why smart savers keep a rainy day fund, to pay for those unexpected events that are likely to occur. College, however, is not an unexpected event. And yet when asked, only 2 in 5 families with kids in college said they made a plan for it… Read More