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Should Schools Be Responsible for Our Kids’ Financial Education?
In Ohio, schools have been mandated to teach financial literacy classes to their students, but according to this article at cincinnati.com many have been slow to implement it and some may not be offering it at all. According to the article, funding and time are issues. Some cite that it should be the responsibility of [...]
Shoot Your TV?
For many of us (myself included) the decision to own a TV (and all that owning one entails: cable service, Netflix, video games, etc.) was never much of a decision—it was kind of a natural element to the territory. But, after reading this entry from the Pure Financial Education blog, “No TV = Less Spending“, [...]
CFP Board’s Consumer Guide to Financial Self-Defense
The CFP Board—a financial planner standards and certifying authority—has just released a Web site with their Consumer Guide to Financial Self-Defense. In this guide they’ve outlined 10 potential red flags to look out for when dealing with financial planners and advisors. According to the CFP Board’s own members, 60% of CFP® certificants know a victim [...]
Your Money Minute #32: Simple Money Saving Tips
Listen now: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the episode or subscribe using iTunes. Host: Nancy Anderson, CFP®, AFC Guest: Jeff Kosola, blogger, web site owner of DeliverAwayDebt.com In this month’s show: Jeff Kosola joins us again to share some cash management tips and ways to save money on everyday things. Resources Jeff’s Frugal [...]
How Do You Score in Financial Wellness?
Judith Cohart might know a thing or two about the relationship between financial wellness and an employee’s overall productivity and well-being. She’s the President and CEO of the Personal Financial Employee Education Foundation™ (PFEEF) who’s done research on how an employee’s financial well-being impacts their productivity. In a recent blog post she says, While it [...]
