It’s America Saves Week! Each year we take this week to do a financial check-in with our community and focus on the importance of saving.
Imagine that tomorrow you walk out to your car, and all four tires need to be replaced.
If you have a savings account with at least $400 accessible, not only will the “unexpected” only be a minor inconvenience, but you will have more savings than approximately 60% of Americans.
Today during #AmericaSavesWeek, we are focusing on saving for the unexpected.
Don’t have an emergency fund or looking to grow your emergency fund? Take the America Saves Pledge and commit to successfully building an emergency fund of just $500. Embrace the “Start Small and Save Big” mentality.
You can also enter to win up to $750 when you take the America Saves Pledge and share your #ImSavingFor Sweepstakes story on social media.
More Resources
Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (fema.gov)
Financial Preparedness (ready.gov)
ABOUT THE PERSONAL INVESTMENT ENTERPRISE (PIE) PROGRAM
The Personal Investment Enterprise (PIE) program is a local savings program provided through Community Action Programs of Boulder County and Foothills United Way Mile High United Way. The program is designed for low-income families to enroll in financial literacy classes and save through a matched saving account at a rate of 4 to 1. The first step in applying to the program is to attend an orientation meeting with Nino Gallo at Community Action Programs at Boulder County. Nino may be reached at 303-441-3998 or at ngallo@bouldercounty.org. For more information on the PIE program visit http://www.bouldercounty.org/family/financial/pages/pie.aspx or https://unitedwaydenver.org/personal-investment-enterprise-pie-program/. To see if you qualify, take this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrelimPIE.
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