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WELL KEPT WALLET LAUNCHES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Deer Valley based Well Kept The essay topic is: “Show us your Wallet, a personal finance site extraordinary money moves.” Entrants dedicated to helping people should address the following topic and save money, make money, and pay questions in a 750 to 1,000-word essay. off debt, is launching a new college scholarship program. To kick-off the We love rock stars. For this program, the organization is hosting scholarship topic, we want to hear its first-ever college scholarship essay about your awesome money story. contest. Tell us about the time you did Young adults 18 and over will have It could be a side hustle you started in the opportunity to submit an essay for high school with your buddies. It could a chance to be awarded one of two be the time you helped raise money for scholarships. The first place winner will a worthy cause. Maybe you learned receive $1,000, and the second place how to invest when you were a kid, winner will receive $500. Essay entries and you made an investment in a stock must be received by Oct. 15, 2018. that went up.

Well Kept Wallet believes in helping people better manage their money by saving, spending mindfully, investing wisely, and paying off debt as quickly as possible. It is an online resource that is regularly updated with a wealth of advice, tips and tricks, and reviews. According to Deacon Hayes, Founder of Well Kept Wallet, “We recognize that college is expensive, and many new grads are faced with a hefty amount of debt. We feel strongly about starting financial education at a young age. Through our scholarship program, we hope to help ease some of the costs of school and bring financial education to the forefront.” something extraordinary with money. Whatever you did to achieve rockstar status, we’re looking for a unique story that shows what you accomplished and why. How did that experience shape you as a person? What did you learn? What can you share with others so they

can also learn from your story?

The college essay contest is open to high school seniors and undergraduate students, age 18 and over. The entry deadline is Oct. 15, 2018, and the winners will be notified by Nov. 15, 2018. Essays should be emailed to info@wellkeptwallet.com in a .doc, .pdf, or .docx format. For complete entry guidelines and rules, visit www. wellkeptwallet.com/scholarship.

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