17 min

Money & Dignity small change: Money Stories from the Neighborhood

    • Personal Journals

Too much financial commentary assumes people earning low wages aren’t smart with money. Wrong, deeply wrong. Necessity forces many to be savvy money managers. There are also societal, financial and government institutions that have erected barriers to progress. Ultimately, people want the opportunity to help themselves. They want to live with dignity.

For additional resources, visit https://www.smallchangestories.org/episode/2020/11/16/money-dignity

Too much financial commentary assumes people earning low wages aren’t smart with money. Wrong, deeply wrong. Necessity forces many to be savvy money managers. There are also societal, financial and government institutions that have erected barriers to progress. Ultimately, people want the opportunity to help themselves. They want to live with dignity.

For additional resources, visit https://www.smallchangestories.org/episode/2020/11/16/money-dignity

17 min

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