- Financial literacy programs are starting up everywhere. Keep up the good work! Eastern Kentucky University announced this week the establishment of a financial literacy training program designed specifically to serve low- and moderate-income communities in eastern Kentucky. According to their press release:
The University will prepare students and community leaders to become certified financial literacy instructors, and the instructors, in turn, will help community members to make informed financial decisions and take control of their financial future.
- This arrived in my inbox this week. The Social Security Adminitration (SSA) has established a new Financial Literacy Research Consortium made up of various research centers at universities and the RAND Corporation.
Supported through five-year cooperative agreements, the centers will develop innovative, research-based communications and programs to help Americans plan and save for a secure retirement.
- This is interesting, a series of children’s books has come out called The Financial Fairy Tales. These books are designed to, “introduce principles of saving, borrowing and investment to your children at an early age and help them to make sound financial decisions later in life. “The first book called, “Dreams Can Come True”
…tells the story of Tom, the woodcutter’s son, with big dreams. Under the mentorship of his wealthy uncle, can he overcome his humble beginnings and reach the life of his dreams? Or is success snatched away at the last minute?
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