Stories

October 28, 2020

Lisa’s Story: Working as a Waitress During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Meet Lisa, a waitress and DoorDasher who lives with her husband in Louisiana. What’s it like working in-person right now? I’m working two jobs at the moment. My main job is serving and waitressing at a local restaurant. I’d consider myself a frontline worker because I’m interacting with folks in person a couple of days…

October 23, 2020

April’s Story: Wanting Better For Her Son

Meet April, a single mother who lives with her two-year-old son in Nevada. How have the last couple of months been? My son and I have been through a lot, but we’re still patient. I’m trying to do the best I can to provide for him. Things are tough right now because it’s the first…

October 09, 2020

Fabiola’s Story: Achieving the American Dream

Meet Fabiola, the Grand Prize Winner of our annual SaverLife Tax Time Story Contest. While the SaverLife team didn’t get to congratulate her in person, we met her over Zoom! Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Peru and my first language is Spanish.I came to the United States in 2012…

October 02, 2020

Madeline & Kristi’s Story: Working Together is the Dream

Meet Madeline (M) and Kristi (K), two best friends who both live and work in Mississippi. What’s your profession? K: I’ve been a hairstylist for 20 years now. I absolutely love my job and talking with my customers. We laugh together, connect, and I...

October 14, 2020

Gloria’s Story: A Path Toward Financial Stability

Meet Gloria, an aspiring pharmacy technician who lives with her five children in Minnesota. Tell me more about you and your family. In my house, it’s me and my five kids. They range in age from five months to 12 years old. We’ve been living in Sain...