Surveys reveal that financial issues are a leading cause of stress in American households.
By providing financial literacy education, people can learn a way to secure a better future for themselves and their families.
- Financial literacy can mean the difference between opportunity and adversity
- Financial literacy can open doors to an education and a career; it’s also a powerful tool to help victims of domestic abuse
- How to properly budget money
- The true value of money
- How to avoid loans with double digit interest rates
- How to pay taxes
- How to use tax-efficient investment tools
- How to get off social welfare programs
- How to find better housing
- How to pay more money back toward victim restitution
Financial literacy programs can also help address other needs, which may include problem-solving abilities, impulse control, employment, peer associations and cost versus benefits.
An investment in financial literacy is an investment in each other and ourselves.
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(Information from articles authored by Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and Tyson Howard.)