31. Improving Financial Literacy through FinTech with William Glass CEO and Founder of Ostrich

William Glass is a FinTech entrepreneur whose mission is to improve financial well-being globally. As founder & CEO of Ostrich, William has developed an app to help individuals build financial literacy by creating social community and accountability around money - think saving & investing with friends. On this episode of CFO at Home, William and Vince discuss using the Ostrich App to build better financial habits in terms of spending, saving, investing, and more.

• Key Takeaways
• • Ostrich Challenges discussed during this episode:
  • • Spending 
    • • FRUGAL FALL - Cut out one category of spending from now through December 21st
      • DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT - Drop a few of those subscriptions that are weighing you down 
    • Saving
    • • MY LOVE FOR YOU IS PRICELESS - Planning to pop the question or already said yes? Love may be priceless but rings and weddings sure are not
      • ACQUIRE THEN RETIRE - Increase your retirement contribution percent month by month and see your nest egg grow.
    • Investing
    • • DCA IS THE WAY - Learn to invest like the pros! Dollar-Cost Average your way to wealth in this investing challenge.
    • Debt
    • • CLEAR YOUR CARDS - Nobody likes to pay interest! Can you keep all of your credit card accounts paid off each month
    • Giving
    • • DON’T HATE, DONATE! - Build the habit of giving to causes that are meaningful to you

• Recommended resources:
• • Getostrich.com 

• Ways to contact/follow
• • william@theostrichapp.com
  • William Glass (Ostrich) - LinkedIn
  • TheOstrichApp - Instragram
  • TheOstrichApp - Twitter
  • TheOstrichApp - FaceBook
  • WilliamPGlass3 - Twitter

• Contact the Host - vince@thecfoathome.com