Core Program
The Four-Saturday Workshop
Four consecutive Saturday sessions, each approximately three hours long. Families arrive with a vague desire to save and leave with a written plan, a weekly target, and a savings method they've chosen for themselves.
- Session 1: Naming your goal with a number and a date
- Session 2: Mapping income, expenses, and realistic capacity
- Session 3: Choosing a savings method that fits your life
- Session 4: Anticipating obstacles and building your response plan
Follow-up
Three Months of Peer Group Support
The workshop is only the beginning. Over the following three months, your peer group meets regularly to share progress, troubleshoot obstacles, and adjust plans when life intervenes. This is where the real work happens.
- Regular group check-ins (in person or remote)
- Facilitated discussion when plans need adjustment
- Peer motivation — not pressure, but genuine solidarity
- End-of-cycle review and next-goal planning
Method Guidance
Choosing Your Savings Method
We don't recommend one savings method over another. Instead, we walk families through the practical considerations of each option so they can choose what fits their situation, their access, and their comfort level.
- Cooperative savings accounts: how they work and what to consider
- Home safe or physical savings: discipline techniques
- Basic bank accounts: what to look for and what to avoid
- Combination approaches for different parts of your goal