FOUNDERS IN THE PRESS

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The median net worth for married couples is nearly nine times that of single households.

Taylor Hurles, a 27-year-old single mother who lives with her two young sons in the Bronx, was already working full time as an associate producer for a production company when she picked up a side job — social media director for a music website — to start putting aside money for a down payment.

Taylor Hurles has always been a hustler.

Born the youngest of three in a low-income household in Stockton, California, the 28-year old dreamed of moving to New York City and making it big as an actress. Her father, who never graduated from high school, encouraged all of her siblings to attend college. School, he’d often say, is going to be your only way out.