The Albuquerque Metropolitan Area contains a population of over 900,000 people, making up nearly half of the state of New Mexico. Mission ABQ, part of Sandia Church of the Nazarene, is “a nonprofit organization, established in 1999 to bring hope to a community in need, helping people turn the corner from a place of need to a place of service to others.”
Patti Rivas recently lead 2 different classes with the first group being all couples. Before taking the Money & ME class, 95% did not keep track of how they spent their money. Patti is excited to call them 90 days from when they took the class to see how they implemented what they learned – her daughter was one of those who took the class.
Several of the things those who took the class said they learned:
- eliminating unnecessary spending habits
- drinking water and heating healthy
- thinking before spending
- saving $1/day
- praying for guidance before spending
- budgeting and saving
- using the envelopes and a change jar
Here’s to those 95% actually now keeping track before spending and implementing what they’ve learned by taking a Money & ME class.