Homeownership as a path to wealth-building
For LaShette, home ownership is a sign of wealth-building.
For SaverLife member LaShette, homeownership has been part of her family lineage for nine decades. When her grandparents bought a house in Newark in the 1930s, it was a family home and hub for communion. Laying the foundation for her to see home ownership as her primary goal and a sign of wealth-building.
As a mother of four, a grandmother to two, and the “family manager” who juggles caregiving for many in her family while working at an institute of higher education. Lashette’s wealth-building goals are to create stability for the next generation.
To advance on her path to wealth-building, she decided at 40 to join the Navy Reserves to increase her earnings and help her purchase a home in the future. Living in Newark for 15 years has shown that good intentions to support wealth-building can greatly benefit its community members.
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