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Top 5 Financial Literacy Web Sites We Love
… (beside our own of course!) and we think you should love them too. MyMoney.gov: Description from site: MyMoney.gov is the U.S. government’s website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. [The] site organizes financial education help from over 20 different Federal web sites in one place. Content is organized by where [...]
Raising Financially Savvy Kids
Parents should try to educate their children about investing, money managing and donating to charities. It’s Friday afternoon, and Garrett Jay is surrounded by 30 kids at the mall. He’s not giving away tickets to the IMAX, but the adventure is about to begin. Garrett runs Money Lessons For Life, a business dedicated to teaching [...]
Financial Literacy Links (July 19, 2010)
From the fredericksburg.com site, if you live near Richmond, Virginia, you should check out The Fed Experience, a free exhibit that replaces the Fed’s Money Museum. Designed to appeal to all ages, the exhibit aims to make learning about personal finance more fun through interactive demonstrations and activities such as the Price Stability Challenge where [...]
Financial Literacy Links (July 13, 2010)
Here are some quick links to check out this week: Ken’s Korner – If you’re a student looking for some resources written just for you check out this new blog by Ken O’Conner at cuStudentLoans.org. The web site contains: “…helpful tips on navigating, finding options, useful links to sites, answers to common questions and more!” [...]
YMM29: Win Your Battle against Debt (July 1, 2010)
Listen now: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the episode or subscribe using iTunes. Host: Nancy Anderson, CFP® Guest: Jeff Kosola, blogger, web site owner of DeliverAwayDebt.com In this month’s show: Nancy interviews Jeff Kosola, who decided one day to get out of his over $100,000 in debt. Starting May 2009, being motivated and [...]