February 24th-29th is America Saves Week for 2020! America Saves Week is an annual celebration that encourages people to save successfully, and informs them on ways to do that. This year, America Saves has a theme about saving for each Read more…
Category: Financial Literacy
Do you have a recent GED graduate or adult learner who is looking to go to college? Help them fill out the Free Application for Federal and Student Aid! Your students will have a better understanding of the types of Read more…
John Sanchez, an AmeriCorps* VISTA at the Florida Literacy Coalition, has been updating our YouTube channel with resources for students and educators. Here is a video found on the Financial Literacy for Practitioners playlist. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZvCilizicw?list=PLc0BtI8B0p-EMMdk6AD4nQPx0xc4dGBCH]
How many of you are working for income or wealth? What is the difference? Income is today and wealth is tomorrow. One of the ways to accumulate wealth is to start saving for a retirement fund. Are you currently saving Read more…
After doing some research on Financial Literacy Month, I’ve concluded that this post may be a week late but it is still quite necessary. There simply isn’t much information out there other than the standard April-is-Financial-Literacy-Month article. That’s a good first step, but often Read more…
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