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This Week in Financial Literacy (March 12, 2010)
An interesting article written in part by personal finance writer Jason Kelly suggests that if we listened to one important rule of personal finance, we’d all be in much better shape: Spend less than 80 percent of your take-home pay. Jason suggests, Let’s keep this easy. Financial literacy doesn’t require lengthy explanations. It doesn’t even require [...]
This week in financial literacy (February 13, 2009)
The Anderson Library at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater posted a couple links to sites where you can test your own financial literacy. They also listed a number of resources that can be found in their library (and maybe yours) to improve your own financial knowledge. There will be a free financial education seminar sponsored by Carver [...]
This week in financial literacy (February 6, 2009)
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 [...]
This week in financial literacy returns (Jan 31, 2010)
Even though we were away, financial literacy in America hasn’t skipped a beat. Some highlights from the past week. A recent poll, conducted by the NYSUT, showed that 74% of their members felt that financial literacy should be a graduation requirement. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau and Wi$eUp, a financial education program designed for [...]
This week in financial literacy (week 51)
The big news this week, of course, was the release of the FINRA and U.S. Treasury sponsored survey, Financial Capability in the United States which gave some insight on the poor state of financial literacy in the U.S. Financial literacy and knowledge is certainly a trending topic and we’re glad to be a part of [...]
