My desire for my family to be financially self-reliant helped me decide to participate in Jubilee’s financial classes. I am most excited about learning to budget and to save towards my children’s college education. My daughter wants to be an FBI Special Agent; I want her to succeed in life and get the college degree I wasn’t able to get. I was born in El Salvador, but have lived in the US since I was eight. I started working part-time at the hospital where my mother worked when I was twelve to help support my family. When I reached the 12^th grade at Roosevelt High School, I was unable to complete high school due to my pregnancy with my first child, Crystal. As a single mother, I am determined to be successful in raising my children, to provide them with the opportunity to go to college, and to give them the skills to be sustainable in their future. I am so grateful for the programs for my children, and for classes that allow me to share my life experiences and develop skills to be successful in my financial goals and life’s dreams.