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Reducing COVID-19 risks: From hand-washing to emergency savings
Most of us are feeling overwhelmed by how the world is changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to upending our normal daily lives and putting those we care about at risk for…
Common Cents Lab, Money / MARCH 25 2020
The Role of Random in Addressing America’s Savings Problem
America has a savings problem. The most recent U.S. Financial Health Pulse for 2019 found that 47% of people in America do not have enough savings to cover the recommended three months of…
Common Cents Lab / JANUARY 16 2020
Common Cents Lab Opens Applications for 2019 Financial Services Projects
Each year, the Common Cents Lab collaborates with chosen financial services providers to custom design, test, and launch new features and products that aim to increase financial well-being for 1.8 million low- to moderate-income…
Common Cents Lab / OCTOBER 29 2018
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Perception of Climate Change Solutions
Image source: Pixabay Project Drawdown is a non-profit organization that recently published a book titled ‘Drawdown’ (2017) which features a detailed list of solutions to the problem of global warming. They define drawdown as:…
Can I Buy You a Cup of Coffee?
At a coffee shop in Bluffton, South Carolina, people have been spontaneously paying for future customers’ drinks on a fairly consistent basis. Sometimes, those who are not even looking to buy coffee for themselves…
Rachael Meleney: Dance and Decision Paralysis
How long have you worked at CAH? I was brought on in September 2015. What brought you to CAH? I graduated from UNC with a variety of experience working with entrepreneurship education and…
Community Color at the Carrack Modern Art
Our very own Dan Ariely will be hosting an art auction for a local Durham Art Gallery, the Carrack Modern Art, on October 13th as a part of their first annual fundraiser. Community Color is…