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Dec 4, 20236 min read

How to Start Investing in Your Future

It's almost 2024, and you have a few dollars stashed away from birthday and holiday gifts, and you're wondering what to do with it....

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Nov 10, 20234 min read

A College Student's Guide to Avoiding Holiday Debt

The old saying "the more the merrier" doesn't have to mean spending more money and going into debt. The holidays can easily put a dent...

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Sep 27, 20233 min read

The Biggest Financial Mistakes College Students Make

College can be an exciting opportunity to experience new things both academically and personally. However, it can also be a period marked...

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Aug 25, 20233 min read

How Financial Education is Key to Reducing the Racial Wealth Gap

The racial wealth gap in the United States has been a persistent issue for decades due to systemic racism and discriminatory policies....

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Aug 13, 20233 min read

Improving Your Credit Score: Join the 800 Club

Our Money Matters is launching a new initiative called the 800 Club. Our mission is simple; we want to help you improve your credit score...

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Jul 27, 20233 min read

How To Save Money While in College

It can be challenging for college students to make ends meet, let alone save. That said, there are things you can do to manage your...

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Jun 13, 20233 min read

Meet LaRese Purnell: Our Money Matters’ New Brand Ambassador

Our Money Matters is thrilled that LaRese Purnell has joined our team as brand ambassador. LaRese is a financial professional with both...

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May 12, 20234 min read

Four HBCU Grads Who Have Become Successful Entrepreneurs

May is National Small Business Month and an excellent time to celebrate current and future entrepreneurs. HBCUs have a rich tradition of...

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Apr 17, 20233 min read

Internships: A Foundation for a Strong Financial Future

April is Financial Literacy Month and an excellent time to begin thinking about your future. One of the best ways to get a head start on...

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Mar 13, 20233 min read

Tips for Starting a Small Business While in College

Starting a small business can be an excellent way for college students to develop valuable real-world experience. And, of course, we've...

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Feb 9, 20230 min read

Join the Our Money Matters Financial Literacy Challenge!

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Feb 5, 20232 min read

Eight Tips for College Students to Establish and Manage Credit

If you're currently enrolled in college, you're probably already thinking about how life will change after you graduate. Being an...

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Jan 19, 20232 min read

What Is Impulse Buying? And How Can We Avoid It?

Have you ever gone to a grocery store to buy necessities like eggs, soap, or a case of water? Browsing through numerous aisles with...

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Dec 13, 20223 min read

How to Enjoy a Happy Holiday Debt-Free

We have all heard the saying, "it's better to give than receive." But that's easier said than done when you have a limited budget. So how...

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Nov 9, 20224 min read

Why HBCUs Are So Important

If you’re reading this blog, chances are that you’re currently attending an HBCU, graduated from one, or are interested in their future....

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Oct 17, 20223 min read

How Financially Literate is Gen Z?

Which generation is the most financially savvy? Which one is the least financially literate? If you answered Gen Z to either question,...

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Sep 14, 20224 min read

How HBCUs Are Helping Reduce the Racial Wealth Gap

Black households have a fraction of the wealth of white households, leaving them in a much more precarious financial situation when a...

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Aug 11, 20223 min read

African American Organizations Are Working to Narrow the Wealth Gap

Speaker Darrion Woods at Berean Church-Gwinnett with Jewell Wallace from OMM The median wealth for a white family was $188,200 in 2019,...

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Jul 18, 20224 min read

How Your Money Personality Affects Your Financial Health

What is your personality type? Are you the life of the party, or do you tend to be more of a homebody? Are you a free spirit, or would...

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2024 Wells Fargo Sophomore Discovery Fellowship Program

2024 Wells Fargo Sophomore
Discovery Fellowship Program