Comprehensive Personal Finance Program for Universities
College students and their parents are calling for universities to provide personal finance programs that teach financial literacy. At Ostrich, we specialize in financial literacy paired with actions, that leads to tangible outcomes. Below, you’ll find our playbook for implementation of a successful financial literacy program at the university level. While financial literacy as a […]
The Ultimate Teacher Retirement Guide
This ultimate Texas teacher retirement guide will cover the retirement benefits of being a Texas educator. We’ll cover everything from the basics of your pension plan to how to set yourself up for a comfortable retirement. Texas Teacher Retirement Benefits As a Texas public school teacher, you have access to unique retirement benefits. However, […]
NYC Teacher Salary Guide
The NYC Teacher Salary Guide will take you from just getting started on your financial journey as a teacher to retiring comfortably. First, thank you for being a New York City educator. We know that as teachers, you don’t get enough recognition for the work you do. At Ostrich we see you and created this […]
Ultimate Guide to Giving Challenges
Giving Challenges make supporting causes you care about a part of your financial wellness routine. There are many ways to gamify giving and different types of giving challenges you can participate in. This ultimate giving challenges guide will teach you all about the power of giving challenges, determine which challenge is right for you, and […]
Ultimate Guide to Debt Challenges
Debt Challenges make getting out of debt more fun and increase the likelihood you will achieve your debt elimination goal. There are many ways to gamify debt payoff and different types of debt challenges you can participate in. This ultimate debt challenges guide will teach you all about the power of debt challenges, determine which […]
The Ultimate Guide to Investing Challenges
Investing Challenges make investing money more fun and help you build long-term wealth. There are many ways to gamify investing and different types of investing challenges you can participate in. This ultimate investing challenges guide will teach you all about the power of investing challenges, determine which challenge is right for you, and how to […]
The Ultimate Guide to Savings Challenges
Savings Challenges make saving money more fun and increase the likelihood you will achieve your savings goal. There are many ways to gamify savings and different types of savings challenges you can participate in. This ultimate savings challenges guide will teach you all about the power of savings challenges, determine which challenge is right for […]
Giving 101 Guide
Introduction So you’ve been through every other part of personal finance, and you’re so confident in where your money is going that you’re ready to start giving some of it away – welcome to our Giving 101 Guide! In general, the data shows that more than 80% of Americans donate to charity in a given […]
Ultimate NYC Teacher Retirement Guide
This ultimate NYC teacher retirement guide will cover the major benefits you receive as a member of the NYC Department of Education. From the basics of your pension and TDA to understanding how loan forgiveness works and the other benefits you can and must take advantage of as a NYC teacher. Also check out the […]
Investing 101 Part 2: Short-Term Investing Guide
Short-Term Investing “Short-Term Investing” – what does that even mean? We’re going to talk about the kind of investing that’s done with money intended for use in the next 5-15 years for specific goals. Let’s say you’re intending to buy a house in around ten years – it’s going to make sense to invest that […]