{"id":3114,"date":"2018-03-02T14:25:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T19:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?p=3114"},"modified":"2019-04-23T15:44:08","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T19:44:08","slug":"become-a-gold-medal-saver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/news-and-publications\/blog\/become-a-gold-medal-saver\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Gold Medal Saver"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3114\" class=\"elementor elementor-3114 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f629ca8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"39714\" data-id=\"5f629ca8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ff3a009\" data-eae-slider=\"966\" data-id=\"5ff3a009\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3213e101 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"90318\" data-id=\"3213e101\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ee37105\" data-eae-slider=\"38960\" data-id=\"5ee37105\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2071df84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2071df84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><em>An Accredited Financial Counselor<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(AFC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) or Financial Fitness Coach (FFC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>)Can Give You an Edge<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><p>Many things go into the making of an Olympic champion.\u00a0 Skill, hard work, dedication, sacrifice \u2013 and often a coach to help the athlete realize his\/her full potential.<\/p><p>Becoming a champion saver requires the same.\u00a0A commitment to save, sacrifice \u2013 and yes, a financial coach \u2013 can help you achieve Savings Gold!\u00a0 Our research has shown that individuals and families that work with a professional financial coach or counselor increase their savings, reduce their debt, and improve their overall financial capability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3b3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de3b3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AFC-stats.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AFC-stats.png 694w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AFC-stats-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53cb72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e53cb72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) guide clients in developing successful strategies for achieving their financial goals and support them as they work through their financial challenges and opportunities. Financial Fitness Coaches (FFC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) use specialized skills and techniques that support lasting financial behavior change for their clients. Both AFC and FFC professionals work with individuals and families from all incomes and backgrounds to help them develop healthy financial habits and achieve lasting financial well-being.<\/p><p>During America Saves Week thousands of people are pledging to save! We hope you did too! Now it\u2019s time to build upon that excitement and momentum and find your own financial coach or counselor to start working toward Savings Gold!\u00a0<\/p><p>Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/\">website<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about AFCPE\u2019s financial counseling and coaching certification programs, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/find-an-afc\">search<\/a>\u00a0for a professional in your area.<\/p><p>And be sure to check out some find\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/news-and-publications\/blog\/america-saves-week-bridging-the-savings-gap\">top tips<\/a>\u00a0shared by professionals in the field, by visiting the AFCPE\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/blog\">blog<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e77e7d\" data-eae-slider=\"59847\" data-id=\"14e77e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f92e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"30f92e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\n<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/medals-1622902_1920.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/medals-1622902_1920.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/medals-1622902_1920.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/medals-1622902_1920-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/medals-1622902_1920-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/medals-1622902_1920-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/medals-1622902_1920-1024x1024.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b79336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b79336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">March 02, 2018<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Accredited Financial Counselor\u00ae\u00a0(AFC\u00ae) or Financial Fitness Coach (FFC\u00ae)Can Give You an Edge Many things go into the making of an Olympic champion.\u00a0 Skill, hard work, dedication, sacrifice \u2013 and often a coach to help the athlete realize his\/her full potential. Becoming a champion saver requires the same.\u00a0A commitment to save, sacrifice \u2013 and yes, a financial coach \u2013 can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saving"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Become a Gold Medal Saver - AFCPE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/news-and-publications\/blog\/become-a-gold-medal-saver\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Become a Gold Medal Saver - AFCPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An Accredited Financial Counselor\u00ae\u00a0(AFC\u00ae) or Financial Fitness Coach (FFC\u00ae)Can Give You an Edge Many things go into the making of an Olympic champion.\u00a0 Skill, hard work, dedication, sacrifice \u2013 and often a coach to help the athlete realize his\/her full potential. 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