Penny Forward
The Penny Forward podcast is about blind people building bright futures one penny at a time. We’re blind people learning to be successful in our personal, professional, and financial lives.
Episodes
This week’s episode of the Penny Forward Podcast features a tour of the nonprofit’’s first online course, “Taking On Taxes: A Beginner’s Guide To The Foreign Language Of Taxes.” Penny Forward’s CEO, Chris Peterson, provides an overview of the course, which was launched with the company’s membership program in March 2022. The course covers important tax concepts, how to do your taxes yourself, and options for professional tax prepar...
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February 28, 2023 • 25 min
Welcome to Penny Forward, the podcast that helps you save money and stay financially savvy. In this episode, our hosts Chris, Liz, and MOe are joined by special guest Al to discuss why you may want to switch to a discount cellphone provider to help you save money on your monthly phone bill. We also answered listener questions about making the switch.
Join our hosts and resident money-saving experts as they dive into the world of d...
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February 14, 2023 • 24 min
Money and Relationships
(new podcast)
With this next release date being a certain holiday associated to love, we decided to sit down with a retired marriage and family therapist, Ann Chiappetta. We had a conversation around how relationships can be effected by our finances, and how we can start to work on some healthy boundaries.
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January 31, 2023 • 34 min
This week Chris, Liz, and MOe share with you some of what they know about ABLE accounts. Thanks to an omnibus spending bill passing and change effecting ABLE accounts, they felt this was a very timely topic to share the good news.
*NOTE...
As we have not seen the bill itself, we have found out since we recorded that the age increase does not go into effect until 2026, but it is still happening.
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January 17, 2023 • 23 min
This week Chris, Liz, and MOe discuss some of the moves they are making with their finance's to kick off the year right. They discuss getting credit reports, signing up for ABLE Accounts, looking to retirement, and other ways you can lower some bills.
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January 3, 2023 • 35 min
As we finish off one year and head off onto another, we dove into the archive to update this past ep. This was the first launch of this program that is being discussed, and it is to our understanding that the second launch of this kind has now happened.
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Will blind people ever live and work in space? This week, on the Penny Forward Podcast, Sheri Wells-Jensen will tell us why she, and Missio...
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December 20, 2022 • 36 min
As the Penny Forward community is making merry, join us for a dive into the archive for this past podcast ep where we discussed holiday budgeting. Let's come up with ideas on easing the financial burden of the holiday season together.
In this ep from 2021, we are sharing a recording of the Zoom call "What's the Matter with Kids Today," where we had a conversation about staying on budget during the holidays.
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December 6, 2022 • 48 min
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Join us this week for a in person recording with 3 of the founders of Penny Forward; Chris, Liz, and MOe, as they attended the AFCPE Symposium in Orlando Fl this past Nov. Listen to them discuss the challenges of attending such an event as a person with a disability, and to the many directions Penny forward is looking forward to moving into over the future months. All 3 were aw...
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November 22, 2022 • 25 min
As we at Penny forward are getting ready for the AFCPE Symposium and preparing for the Thanksgiving Holiday, we thought we would dive into the archive and pull up a podcast that hits close to home for many of our members that take part in the members only group chat.
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Liz and Chris are both guide dog users. And we were curious about how affordable a guide dog might be. Especial...
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November 8, 2022 • 40 min
Today, we are talking with Clark Rachfal Director of advocacy and governmental affairs of the American Council of the Blind, and Luanne Blake, Director of research programs of the National Federation of the Blind. They will share information related to accessible voting, what options those of us who are blind or low vision have when it comes to casting an accessible, independent ballot, as well as information related to the advoc...
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October 25, 2022 • 30 min
Do you want to bring in more money by starting a business, but you're not sure what you can do? Networking with other business owners is a great way to learn how to turn your ideas into a thriving business. It is also a great way to find inspiration. In this Episode we interviewed 2 of the business owners of IVIE. Learn about the products and services each business offers, and what it took to get each business off the ground.
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October 11, 2022 • 32 min
Have you ever wanted to start a podcast, or a blog, or produce videos for YouTube? Our guest this week is Sam Seavey, producer of the Blind Life YouTube channel. Sam has over forty thousand followers on YouTube, and he will teach us what he thinks is key to becoming a popular content producer for the blind community.
A full text transcript of this episode can be found at https://pennyforward.com/living-your-best-blind-life
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September 27, 2022 • 30 min
We'll be talking with Katie Metz, the director of the Financial Resilience Center at the National Disability Institute. We'll be learning about how the Financial Resilience Center got started, what it currently offers, and what might be coming in the near future.
A full text transcript of this episode can be found at:
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September 6, 2022 • 32 min
This week, we talk all about investing, and more specifically, sustainable, or ESG, investing, with Penny Forward board member and podcast sponsor Kane Brolin, a blind certified financial planner, and chartered special needs consultant, who may be able to help you, no matter how much you have, or what stage of life you are in. Learn more by visiting
brolinwealth.com
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August 23, 2022 • 31 min
This week we conclude a two-part interview with staff members from the APH Connect Center. The American Printing House for the Blind is a hundred and fifty-year-old organization that does a lot to promote the education of blind children and adults. The Connect Center is a branch of APH that maintains a series of websites providing valuable resources to people with visual impairments at all stages of their life. In particular, we'll...
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August 9, 2022 • 31 min
This week we begin a two-part interview with staff members from the APH Connect Center. The American Printing House for the Blind is a hundred and fifty-year-old organization that does a lot to promote the education of blind children and adults. The Connect Center is a branch of APH that maintains a series of websites providing valuable resources to people with visual impairments at all stages of their life. In particular, we'll be...
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July 26, 2022 • 39 min
Our guest this week is Mike DeZinno. He calls himself "America's blind tradesman," because he has worked in over 13 different skilled trades over the course of his life and career. He also tells us he is the first blind American to attend public school as a mainstream student. We'll be talking about Mike's life and career, how he has started a number of different businesses, and what he thinks was key to the success of those busine...
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July 12, 2022 • 33 min
Thank you for your patience while Penny Forward Podcast editor Byron Lee took time to grieve the loss of his mother. We'll be returning with new episodes on July26th. Until then, please enjoy this rerelease of our interview with Gina Marie Applebee. Gina has a B.S. in geology, an M.S. in marine geo physics, an EDS in science education, and a Ph.D. in progress in integral and transformational psychology. Gina was a totally blind P...
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June 27, 2022 • 31 min
New episodes of the Penny Forward podcast will return in mid July. Until then, we'll be rereleasing some early episodes along with recently completed transcripts. This week, we're resharing our interview with blind travel agent and accessible travel advocate Melvin Reynolds. You'll learn what it's like to pursue a career as a blind travel agent, what it's like to travel as a blind person, and some dirty little secrets about cruisin...
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June 13, 2022 • 27 min
Please join us in extending our condolence's to Penny Forward Podcast editor Byron Lee after the unexpected passing of his mother last week. To give Byron time to spend with his family, new episodes of the Penny Forward podcast will return in mid July. Until then, we'll be rereleasing some early episodes along with recently completed transcripts. This week, we're releasing the first ever episode of the Penny Forward Podcast. Our fi...
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