What Does Financial Literacy Mean to You?

What is Financial Literacy Month?

Financial Literacy Month was established in 2000 as a way to spread awareness about the importance of personal finance. The month helps highlight the need to instill strong financial habits, especially for youths.

When is Financial Literacy Month Celebrated?

April is recognized as National Financial Literacy Month in the United States. It has been officially recognized since 2004.

Where Can I Find Out More?

You can check out Jump Start or the National Endowment for Financial Education.

What Financial Literacy Means to Me

Since this is April, I challenge you to think about what financial literacy means to you or the impact it’s had on your life.

Thinking about my own experiences have led me to realize the lack of financial education in schools. I really believe this is a major gap in our education system. I started thinking about the different things about personal finance I wished I’d learned earlier. I came up with six topics that I think every student should learn before graduating. You can read the post here.

I’m Donating to Junior Achievement

During the month of April, I’ll be donating 50 cents for each new Facebook like or email subscriber, up to 500 new people. So, like my page and subscribe and that would be a $1 donation. Share this post with your friends and have them like and subscribe as well. I’d love to donate the full $250.

The money will be donated to Junior Achievement, which is an organization focused on helping young people gain the financial knowledge they need to succeed. If you’d like to donate to Junior Achievement directly, you can do so here.