Money Coach alum Taleavia presents … “Make Money Yours”

Money Coach alum Taleavia presents ... "Make Money Yours" You may have already read about Taleavia's story of financial empowerment. Now, in the spirit of #GivingTuesday, we're sharing the fun and inspiring spoken word piece [...]

10 years from now … Taleavia shares her dreams

10 years from now ... Taleavia shares her dreams You may have already read about Taleavia's story of financial empowerment and "living her dreams". But what are some of those dreams? A few months ago, [...]

Study: The Long-Range Impact of Financial Coaching

Study: The Long-Range Impact of Financial Coaching by Brenda Campbell, President and CEO, Make A Difference – Wisconsin How do you know teens are putting what they learned to use in the real world? For [...]

How’s your “relationship” with money?

High school senior Taleavia Cole told a few hundred people about her financial relationship in a clever spoken word piece entitled “Make Money Yours.” Taleavia is a participant in our Money Coach program through PEARLS [...]

Every Penny Counts: Money Coach Teens Share Success as a Team

Teamwork makes the financial literacy dream work. Hundreds of teenagers, educators and volunteers took the stage Thursday to celebrate the team spirit behind the Money Coach financial literacy program. The only financial mentorship program of [...]

An Important First Financial Step: Walking into a Bank

With money coming in and a future to think about, Adrianna knew she had to save money somewhere. The next step for the Bay View High School junior is maybe the most important, and often [...]

Reality Check: Students Get Creative About Dangers of Check Cashing Stores

Lauren, a senior at Messmer High School, said she once used a check cashing store in a pinch. She needed to cash her check after-hours, but, after forking over $6 just to get her own [...]

On the Money: Quotes from Teen Financial All Stars (and Bucks Guard Jerryd Bayless)

As teens in our Money Coach program found out last month, they have a big-shot teammate in financial literacy with Milwaukee Bucks guard Jerryd Bayless. Now it’s our turn to support “money smart all-star” Bayless [...]

Wisconsin Education Leaders Hear from Students of One-Of-A-Kind Finance School

Before you give money to someone else, “pay yourself” with savings. Teaching a teen to budget benefits them the rest of their lives. And if you can keep your credit score close to 800, that [...]

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