DFREE® IS MORE THAN FINANCIAL LITERACY…DFREE® IS A LIFESTYLE!
Founded in 2005 by DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., dfree® is a financial freedom movement that addresses the cultural, psychological and spiritual influences on financial wellness and offers practical strategies for achieving financial success. As the only faith-based, wealth-building system specifically designed with the black community in mind, dfree® delivers access to financial freedom.
In 2015, Increasing H.O.P.E became an official community partner of the dfree Financial Freedom Movement. Since that time, we have taught hundreds of individuals the 12-Step Program that transforms the money management behaviors of it’s participants.
dfree® PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPERIENCE A DECREASE IN:
- Use of credit cards and consumer debt
- Late payment fees and penalties
- Emotional spending
- Spending beyond means
- Being influenced by advertisers when making purchases
- Reliance on alternative financial services (e.g., payday loans)
- Fear, stress and family drama related to finance
- Need for church or others to pay bills
dfree® PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN:
- Spiritual grounding, confidence, self-esteem and personal discipline
- Time and attention spent on financial affairs and goals
- Reading and understanding bills
- Use of savings budgeting and insuring of assets
- Investments/wealth building activities, estate planning, and use of financial professionals
- Overall financial knowledge
- Tithes, Offering, and other charitable giving
