financial-literacy

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  Financial Literacy is a Dumb Waste of Time and Money Because It Just Doesn’t Work

  Financial literacy – the most misunderstood and abused good intention. It is alarming how we love simple solutions for complex problems. We want politicians to solve our ills in a soundbite and we want money problems to...

  • Posted August 23, 2016
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  Most College Students Massively Fail When it Comes to Understanding their Student Loans

  I’ve been helping people with financial problems since 1994. And in that time I’ve seen all sorts of suggestions to inoculate consumers from money problems. Most of the suggestions surround the need for kids to have more...

  • Posted February 8, 2016
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  Debt Consolidation USA Helps Explain The Concept Of Money To Children

  Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 07, 2015 Debt Consolidation USA shared in a recently published article how parents can best explain the concept of money to their children. The article titled “5 Things To Help Children Understand The...

  • Posted April 8, 2015
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  The 4 Things Kids Need to Know About Money

  One of the direct results of my time working as an accountant was the realization that money habits, good or bad, start young. It didn’t take long, after I brought a sweet bundle-of-joy home for the first...

  • Posted February 27, 2015
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  I Buy Junk Mail. Sell Me Your Junk Mail.

  I’m back in the market for advertising letters and mailers (no emails) people receive promising some sort of debt or credit help. As a reward for helping me scout out the latest mailers so I can review...

  • Posted June 14, 2013
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  U.S. Government Teaches Kids to Save Money by Stealing Twitter Bird and Not Drinking Juice or Soda

  Kids.gov recently published these comics designed to teach kids all about learning ways to save money. The first is aimed at younger kids with an interesting message that you can buy stuff you really want if you...

  • Posted June 24, 2012
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• Financial Literacy For Kids: How To Really Teach Kids How To Manage Money

  When I was 8 years old my dad took me into Citibank to open my very first savings account. He said it would teach me the value of a dollar and the importance of saving. I don’t...

  • Posted September 19, 2011
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  Chapter 4 – Why Money Doesn’t Make You Happy

  Chapter 4 – Why Money Doesn’t Make You Happy If you’ve nodded your head a few times reading the first three chapters of this book, get ready: I’m going to introduce you to a program which, if...

  • Posted September 19, 2011
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• Financial Literacy is Not a Vaccine, nor is it a Solution. It is an Excuse.

  One of my Twitter buddies, Thomas Fox (@thomasjfox) sent a tweet about an article titled “Financial Ignorance is Not Bliss.” When Americans were questioned by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, more than 41 percent of adults...

  • Posted September 8, 2011
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• Money Personality Quiz

  What’s Your Money Personality? Are you a balanced spender/investor or are you a Binge Spender? A Big Spender or a Micromanager? Take this fun quiz to find out which money personality best describes your style of money...

  • Posted July 26, 2011
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• Financial Literacy Not a Band-Aid to Change All Factors for Smart Money Management

  photo © 2010 Alan Cleaver | more info (via: Wylio)The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation in conjunction with The University of Melbourne released a Research Report in March 2011 about Financial Literacy and “What Causes...

  • Posted April 20, 2011
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• Congress Holds Hearing on Financial Literacy

  The Honorable Dennis McKinney, Treasurer, State of Kansas U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Representative Moore, Chairman August 24, 2010 Testimony by Kansas State Treasurer Dennis McKinney Good morning Chairman....

  • Posted September 8, 2010
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• Thank You Notes From Students for Financial Literacy Donation

  I just got these thank you notes in from students that I thought I share with you. As I’ve mentioned before part of the money I receive each month I invest in projects or services to help...

  • Posted May 7, 2010
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• Financial Education For High School Students Does Not Work and Could be a Waste of Time and Money

  In what feels like a never ending series of debunking articles about financial topics, like why a 15 year mortgage is less safe than a 30 year mortgage, here is another installment, this time about financial education....

  • Posted June 8, 2009
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• Graduate From College With Good Grades And Get A New House

  An inovative new program from Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas significantly rewards students that graduate within five years, with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, secure employment in the Dallas metropolitan area, maintain a...

  • Posted November 12, 2008
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• Is Financial Education for Students Alone An Effective Solution?

  As someone that deals with the aftermath of the financial mess my answer will surprise you. Yes there should be classes but it is NOT a vaccination against financial problems but it might be part of a...

  • Posted December 31, 2007
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