Fricker (2007) describes something called epistemic injustice, the harm done when prejudice causes someone’s testimony to be dismissed, or when […]
Four Hundred People Over Seventeen Years
I get asked sometimes why I lean on phenomenology, a fairly unfamiliar word to bring into a conversation about financial […]
An Unexamined Assumption
Most financial literacy programs are built on an assumption nobody bothers to state out loud: that financial literacy is primarily […]
The Eviction Record
Story from the field: a real disconnect between curriculum and survival need. Anchored to: resident evaluation quote about needing housing […]
Three People, Three Definitions, Same Word
Picture three case managers in three different offices, each trying to do right by their clients. One works from the […]
35% of Our Residents Have College Degrees
Here’s a number that should unsettle anyone who thinks financial literacy education is primarily about closing a knowledge gap: at […]
Why ‘budgeting skills’ isn’t the same as financial literacy.
“Janet’s 98th Percentile” When Janet entered our transitional housing program, she had a bachelor’s degree in business administration and fifteen […]