In the 22 years that I owned and operated a beauty salon and supply store, the 12 hour days often grew tiring. But I never grew weary of the stories my clients shared during their visits or the stories I heard from constituents and neighbors when I was later elected to serve as the local City Treasurer and School Board Member.
The same life experiences are shared when community members and parents gather at their children’s schools and sporting events, townhall meetings, or when grabbing their morning coffee. These stories are always similar – the daily struggles that families go through to get ahead and to achieve the American Dream.
The American Dream to each family is as different as the road taken to attain it. To some it may mean providing a college education for their children; to others homeownership or owning a small family business. In these economic times, it often means having a job to go to in order to put food on the table or take your family to an occasional movie.
I can tell you none of these dreams come without struggle, sacrifice and hard work. And it goes without saying that everything about the “American Dream” is about having opportunity and financial resources.
I am convinced that after years of hearing individual stories from my clients and community members and now from the CRC consumers that it is vital that we all have a variety of financial choices and options. As American consumers we know best what works for our own family households.
In a perfect world, the U.S. banking establishment would open its doors to all, providing products, services and opportunities that accommodate all types of incomes and fiscal limitations. But in the absence of that perfect world, all Americans need responsible and affordable financial choices that help them reach their financial goals.
After all it is called the “American Dream”.
What is your dream?
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