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APRIL 22, 2024

A 2019 study from the Center for Financial Services Innovation, funded by the AARP Foundation, indicated that just 17% of adults 50 and older in the low-to-moderate income range are “ financially healthy.” Guessing at your budget isn’t going to cut it when you approach retirement,” she says. “A A lot of people guess at their budget.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. If I hadn’t lost my contract, I wouldn’t have learned anything about money,” she reflects. “I Akpan credits it all to losing her job. “If I could do it, too.’

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. If I hadn’t lost my contract, I wouldn’t have learned anything about money,” she reflects. “I Akpan credits it all to losing her job. “If I could do it, too.’

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. With a focus on the intersection of mindset, strategy and wellness, her Believe-Own-Learn-Design (B.O.L.D.) She is president emeritus of AIGA and was awarded the AIGA Medal for lifetime achievement in 2019.

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