FREE Workshop: Paying for College

There have been some changes to the way high school students apply to FAFSA. Families need to know what the changes are, what the important dates not to miss are, and how to get students graduated from college not mired in debt.

Financial education speaker and the author of “10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money” Shay Olivarria will be facilitating a FREE workshop in San Diego, CA to help families figure it all out.

In this dynamic one hour workshop students and parents will learn about the changes to the FAFSA application, scholarships, student loan types, and repayment options.

Families will leave with a handout of important terms, tips, and dates. Graduating from college is not just about having the grades to get in. It’s about finding a school that’s a good fit, paying for it without going broke, and creating a network to build a career.

FAQs

What can I bring into the event?

Bring a pen or pencil. This is a workshop (you’ll be engaged) not a lecture.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Call (323) 596-1843

What’s the refund policy?

Early Bird ticket holders will receive a free copy of “10 Things College Students Need to Know About College” at the event. If you don’t show, you don’t get your copy. Books will NOT be shipped.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Yes. Seating is very limited so tickets will be necessary. Showing your ticket on your phone also works (save a tree).

Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn’t match the person who attends?

Yes. Whoever shows up needs access to a ticket. If you booked a ticket for yourself and now your cousin wants to come instead, that’s fine.

 

 

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. Previous clients include: SCE Credit Union, American Airlines Credit Union, the Yorba Linda Water District, Verizon, among others. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times.The 2nd edition of “10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money” is available now.

 

 

FREE Webinar for College Freshman

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Have a high school grad that’s headed to college? Did you learn some financial lessons the hard way and prefer that your child not make the same mistakes? You’re in luck! This September financial education speaker and author Shay Olivarria is hosting a FREE (yes, that’s f-r-e-e) webinar to give college freshman a leg up.

 

Freshman Facts: 5 Things College Freshman Should Do to Build Wealth

 

 

Engage in this dynamic, fast-paced webinar with financial
education speaker and author Shay Olivarria. Participants will learn:

– Where to put financial aid money for best money management practices.                           – How to spend money, have fun, and be responsible.
– What accounts to open to build credit scores.
– Where to put your pennies to become wealthy.
– Pros and cons of available personal finance apps to leverage your current behaviors.

 

 

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. Previous clients include: SCE Credit Union, American Airlines Credit Union, the Yorba Linda Water District, Verizon, among others. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times.The 2nd edition of “10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money” is available now.

 

8 – 13 Year Olds Can Win $1,000

 

Kids are learning every day. Alongside reading, writing, and arithmetic it’s important that children learn about money and financial management. OneUnited Bank and the BMe Community are giving kids a gentle nudge in that direction. This summer, kids between 8 and 12 years old have the opportunity win $1,000 savings account by writing or drawing about a financial education concept they learned from the book, “I Got Bank!” or another financial education book.

From the website:

OneUnited Bank and BMe Community are sponsoring the seventh annual financial literacy contest for youth between the ages of 8 – 12 years old. Simply either write and submit a 250 word essay or create and submit an art project about what you learned from the book “I Got Bank!” (or from another financial literacy book available in your library or home) and how you can use what you learned in your life or the life of your family.

You must have your parents’ permission to participate. Your essay or art project may be published by OneUnited Bank and BMe Community. All submissions must be postmarked or emailed by June 15, 2017. (Children of employees of OneUnited Bank or BMe Community are ineligible to participate.) Winners will be selected by OneUnited Bank in our sole discretion. Ten (10) winners will receive a $1,000 savings account by August 31, 2017 (with cooperation from parents). One winner will be selected from each of the following eight cities (Akron, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) and two will be selected from other locations in the U.S

Winners will be announced by August 31, 2017.

The deadline is June 15th so make sure to visit the OneUnited website and get your entry in before then.

 

 

4th Annual STOP THE PAIN Teen Summit, Nov. 15th

Guess where financial educations speaker and author Shay Olivarria will be Saturday, November 15th? Speaking at the 4th Annual STOP THE PAIN Summit at CSU Dominguez Hills! I’ll be there representing South LA Saves. Register now and I’ll see you on Saturday!

 

The Positive Results Corporation Invites You To

STOP THE PAIN,

Teen Summit on Dating Violence, Sex Trafficking & Bully Prevention

Saturday, Nov. 15, 8:30am to 4:00 pm

California State University @ Dominguez Hills,

Loker Student Union

1000 East Victoria Street

Carson, CA 90747

 

Ages 10 – 25, Parents & Guardians Invited

Free Community Event

Receive 10 Community Service Hrs.

Continental Breakfast, Lunch & Gift Bag

Register @ https://stopthepain4thannual.eventbrite.com

 

Workshops include: (But not limited to)

Dating Violence Awareness                Healthy Relationships

Bully Prevention           Sex Trafficking Awareness
College Readiness                           Financial Literacy
Self Defense Training for Females
HIV / AIDS Awareness                        Raising Healthy Babies
Sex In The Media          Man Up, What It Means To Be A Man

Recognizing The Signs – The Tragedy of Youth Suicide

 

Workshops & Exhibitor Tables in English and Spanish

Workshops for Men, Women, Youth and (TAY)

Transitional Aged Youth workshop series…What Now!

 

Contact

Kandee Lewis (kandeele@aol.com) or info@prc123.com

To Sponsor Summit, Become an Exhibitor, or Provide Donations for Gift Bag or Information

All Donations ARE Tax Deductible!

Mad City Money – Boyle Heights

The Center for Financial Empowerment teamed up with local organizations in Boyle Heights to host Mad City Money reality fair Saturday, June 21st. As it happens, it was the weekend before the new SCE Credit Union branch re-opened in Boyle Heights! Whoo hoo!

Students listen to financial education speaker Shay Olivarria as they prepare to take part in the Mad City Money reality fair in Boyle Heights.

Students getting materials for Mad City Money reality fair in Boyle Heights.

Volunteers from SCE Credit Union.

Adelante Mujer Latina 2014

Financial education speaker Shay Olivarria taking a break from speaking during the Adelante Mujer Latina Conference at Pasadena City College.

This is the second year that I have volunteered at the Adelante Mujer Latina Conference at Pasadena City College. I enjoy it a little more each time.

Can you tell that Shay LOVES her work! #FinancialEducation #Conference #Goodtimes

I can’t wait to see what next year brings!

 

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. She speaks at high schools, colleges, and companies across the country. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times, among others. To schedule Shay to speak at your event visit www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com

Latino Author Summit 2014

This year that Latino Author Summit was held at CSU San Bernardino. There were authors, there were activities for the kidlets, there was singing, there was dancing and there were plenty of workshops.

Financial education speaker and author Shay Olivarria speaks during the panel on financial education for Latino youth.

The panelists pose for a photo at the Latino Author Summit.

Adelante Mujer Latina 2014

It’s official!

The most dynamic financial education speaker working today, Shay Olivarria, is slotted to speak at Adelante Mujer Latina 2014!

 

The conference will be held at Pasadena City College Saturday, May 17th.  

Workshops presented by Latina professionals on education, careers, financial aid and personal development.

Keynote Speakers representing California’s influential Latinas

Representatives from colleges, universities, community organizations, corporate and government employers

Spanish language workshops designed for mothers 

Registration fee — includes continental breakfast, lunch, and conference materials

Last year’s students loved Shay’s presentation:

 

Register your students at AdelanteMujerLatina.org.

 

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. She speaks at high schools, colleges, and companies across the country. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times, among others. To schedule Shay to speak at your event visit www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com

 

WEBINAR: Using Your Financial Aid Check to Build Wealth

The second free webinar in the series (check out the first one here) is Using Your Financial Aid Check to Build Wealth. In this dynamic webinar you’ll learn how to leverage the money you have to build wealth. We’ll talk about student loans, checking accounts and investing for retirement using compound interest. You’ll learn how to turn $100 from your financial aid into $36k. This webinar is free, but there are only 25 spaces.

REGISTER HERE

 

Update:

In case you missed the live event, you can watch the replay here https://www.anymeeting.com/WebConference-beta/RecordingDefault.aspx?c_psrid=EF52D9848549

 

Adelante Mujer Latina Conference

Shay Olviarria speaks at 2013 Adelante Mujer Latina Conference in Pasadena, CA.

The most dynamic financial education speaker and author, Shay Olivarria, facilitated “Spend to Get What You Want” at the 2013 Adelante Mujer Latina Conference at Pasadena City College.

It was an amazing financial education workshop and the students got a lot out of it.

From the evaluations:

Liked:

!“the speaker is very dynamic”,“her humor and ways she presents her information”, “everything”, “the videos”, “it was entertaining”, “her personality”, “it was easy to learn”, “how it wasn’t boring at all”, “how she made me realizes stuff”, “she was funny”, “her enthusiasm”, “her energy”, “everything”

Improve:

‘perfect”, “nothing”!“best one of the day”, “nothing, it was good”, “nothing”, “it was awesome”, I wouldn’t change anything”, “it was wonderful”, “it was awesome”

At the end of the workshop, one student won a gift basket with a copy of “10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money” in it.

The winner of the gift basket at Adelante Mujer Latina 2013.

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. She speaks at high schools, colleges, and companies across the country. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times, among others. To schedule Shay to speak at your event visit www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com

Seniors Get Financial Education at Western HS in Las Vegas

Financial education speaker and author Shay Olivarria with WHS teacher and SCE representative after a day of workshops at Western High School in Las Vegas, NV for SCE Credit Union.

How  awesome is it to be able to do something that you love and get paid for it? Friday, May 10th Financial Education Speaker & Author Shay Olivarria was in Las Vegas speaking to more than 200 Seniors at Western High School about personal finance for SCE Credit Union Foundation.

High school students in Nevada are required to receive financial education and most take part in an online course, however there is no substitute for the interaction and feedbackloop of working with a live person.

Financial Education Speaker & Author Shay Olivarria talking about compound interest to Seniors at Western High School in Las Vegas, NV for SCE Credit Union.

During each hour long workshop students learned about the difference between credit unions and banks, the need to pay yourself first, what compound interest is and how it works, the parts of a credit score and credit cards, specifically the CARD Act and why paying the minimum payment on your credit card debt is problematic.

 

If you’d like to hire Shay to speak with your group, call (323) 596-1843.

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. She speaks at high schools, colleges, and companies across the country. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times, among others. To schedule Shay to speak at your event visit www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com

10 Things on Kindle for $3.50! Order Now!

I know you’ve been thinking about ordering copies of 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money for your children, grandchildren, cousins, neices and nephews but you wanted to read it first, right? You wanted to make sure that it was a good read with real information about personal finance. Well, here’s your chance! 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money is now available on Kindle for only $3.50 per download!

Download yours on Amazon.com now.

 

 

 

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Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. She speaks at high schools, colleges, and companies across the country. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times, among others. To schedule Shay to speak at your event visit www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com

Quick Facts for Latinas About 401(k)s on Mamiverse.com

 

My latest article on Mamiverse.com is below. Women of all ethnicities need to read this article. Too many of us are putting money into our 401ks and are not sure exactly what’s happening to the money we contribute or what to do with it once we leave jobs. Read the whole article on Mamiverse.com.

A new study from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that most Latinas will live an average of 83 years. That’s great news until you start thinking about how you’ll live once you stop working. According to the Ariel/Aon Hewitt  Study 2012, Hispanics have considerably less—35% less—money invested than Asian-Americans and Whites. I’ve heard Latinas tell me that the number one reason they don’t actively invest for retirement is that they don’t understandhow to do it.

So, here are a few quick facts about the most common way to invest—with your company’s 401(k) plan.

WHAT THEY ARE
A 401(k) is a retirement planning option that, at most jobs, has taken the place of pensions. The role of a 401(k) is to invest your money (or “contribution”) in the stock market in hopes that you’ll have enough money to retire on when the time comes.

Read the other 3 here.

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. She speaks at high schools, colleges, and companies across the country. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times, among others. To schedule Shay to speak at your event visit www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com

Helping Kids in Care Succeed

Reading about kids aging out of foster care makes me sick. Literally. I aged out at 17 and I didn’t realize that the crappy education and skill set that I had was so much more than many of the other kids received. I wrote this book because I want to help the kids that are still n care have access to as much information as I can.

Order copies for your case load, kids in your group home, and kids in your school.

Everything from finding an apartment and getting the utilities turned on to paying for college and saving for retirement are covered. Resources for emancipating youth shared from organizations across the country are also included. This edition includes a bonus chapter on resumes, interviewing, and career advice.

Shay spoke at a financial education event for kids in care hosted by New York ACS. You care hire Shay to speak at your event as well.
Click the photo to visit Shay’s speaking website.

We have to start preparing kids in care to take care of themselves. The statistics are too sad. There is no reason that:

Outcomes during transition from care to adulthood	National data	Regional or Local data
Earned a high school diploma	54%	50% – 63%
Obtained a Bachelor’s degree or higher	2%	2%
Became a parent	84%	42%
Were unemployed	51%	30%
Had no health insurance	30%	29%
Had been homeless	25%	36%
Were receiving public assistance	30%	26%

From Foster Care  Alumni

These numbers are unacceptable. We have to do something to help.

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. She speaks at high schools, colleges, and companies across the country. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, NBC Latino and The Credit Union Times, among others. To schedule Shay to speak at your event visit www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com

Baldwin Park Students Finish in Top 20% Nationwide

A southern California credit union. A great place to have a relationship. Click the photo to visit the SCE website.

As you know, Shay Olivarria, has had a mutually beneficial relationship with the SCE Federal Credit Union Foundation for years, so you can imagine how happy she is to learn that 10 the students at Baldwin Park High School have finished in the top 20% of all the students that took the national financial education challenge!

In 2011, 52 public schools in California competed in the competition and posted scores below the national average, which can be attributed to California high school students not being required to take a financial literacy course in order to graduate.

Baldwin Park High School, which offers a financial literacy program with the help of SCE FCU’s Foundation, had 10 students finish in the Challenge’s top 20 percent nationally in 2011.

“Through the SCE FCU Foundation, teenagers are forming healthy money management skills,” says SCE FCU CEO Dennis Huber. “In 2011, we were able to help nearly 4,000 individuals with financial educational programs. Our foundation is an extension of the credit union movement – people helping people.”

Last year, SCE FCU partnered with Boyle Heights Technology Center and Watts Youth Opportunity Movement, two non-profits running a special youth workforce program for 14-21 year olds, to educate them on smart money management skills. More than 140 participants opened a special savings and checking account, which SCE FCU designed with safeguards to avoid overdraft fees as students learn to use their account.

Congrats to all the students!

Here’s to another banner year with SCE Federal Credit Union Foundation!

Here’s to making a difference every day with students across the country!

 

Shay Olivarria is the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. She speaks at high schools, colleges, and companies across the country. She has written three books on personal finance, including Amazon Best Seller “Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook”. Shay has been quoted on Bankrate.com, FoxBusiness.com, and The Credit Union Times, among others. To schedule Shay to speak at your event visit www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com.