Taught Nicaraguan Cleaning Lady in Costa Rica

In 2010 in Costa Rica I gave private Financial Classes to a Nicaraguan cleaning lady who had been living in Costa Rica for 19 years. She had 2 children : a daughter age 19 and a son age 20.

While working at a 5 star hotel she had received some large tips in U.S. dollars and wanted to know whether she should keep the money in dollars or convert it to Costa Rican colones. I spoke with her about the pros and cons of either action.

I also shared Case Studies I had created for Costa Ricans (Ticos). She had been teaching both kids about Saving for many years but was having difficulty getting the message across to one of them. I told her to discuss the Case Studies around the kitchen table. She excitedly reported that using my Case Studies created a breakthrough moment for the child having difficulty saving.

She said "Helene is a Missionary going to different countries and helping people change their lives."

Helene Taught Financial Topics in Costa Rica

Last year, while in Costa Rica I taught Saving and Investing at the National Public Library.

Costa Rica does not have an active equity Stock Market so I focused the classes on Bonds.

I used Case Studies for all my classes. I got Fact Sheets of different Bond funds and taught my participants how to read them.

In just a few sessions, the participants said how life changing these classes were for them. I was so gratified.