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Financial Resources for Uncertain Times with COVID-19

It seems overnight all of our lives have changed and continue to change. Everything seems uncertain, from our jobs to a simple grocery store visit. We are faced with new challenges each day; Which resources can I trust? How do I stay productive? How do I move forward? This post will help you with financial resources for uncertain times. Over […]

Financial Deal Breakers & Dating

Financial deal breakers and dating, how finance differences can be a sign of incompatibility. Picture yourself on a lavish date with someone new… there are a string of lights in the background and live music playing as your perfect date gazes up at you with a beautiful smile. Who wouldn’t fall in love in a place like this? The sights […]

Meet our founders

Pedro Moura and Jessica Eting met as classmates at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. They embarked on the journey to encourage individuals to establish and practice good financial habits. Meet our founders to understand how Flourish’s mission connect to their personal stories and better understand they goal of helping people to ative financial freedom. Pedro: “I was born in […]

From Savings Stress to Success

From Savings stress to success – The savings journey of Jaime, a Flourish Saver My savings journey began with a friend. In college I took a personal finance class with my friend Skyler, and in becoming more familiar with personal financial strategies, we also became more open about our own situations. We were able to give each other realistic advice because […]

Journey to Launch an App – Flourish is now available to download

After working with our early “super” users, we are excited to release the first public version of the Flourish app. The app now includes a FREE rewards-based savings account and a personalizable journey so that you can decide how to best meet your goals. And of course, there will be several chances to win prizes — the more you save the more chances you […]

Turning My Financial Mistakes Into My Money Lessons

Four Important Savings Lessons I Learned the Hard Way By Candice Madruga Knoll, Flourish Contributor Saving money is not something I would ever think of writing about. I am in no position to lecture anyone about financial responsibility and savings, so think of this as a “lessons learned through my own mistakes” piece. I come from a family that always saw […]

Opening a Savings Account

Life changes fast. Maybe you just graduated college and you find out “adulting” comes with bank accounts that charge you fees. Perhaps you just got married and you are looking to open a joint account. Or say you are just sick of your bank all together because of the way they treat you or others, and it is time to […]