Financial Literacy Month April 2009
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It’s Financial Literacy Month! Today is the first day of a month-long focus on financial education at www.financialliteracymonth.com and other participating websites, including the NFCC.org, who is rolling out a new website DebtAdvice.org later this month. This month long effort is put on by Money Management International.
“Money Management International and its family of Consumer Credit Counseling Service agencies make up the largest nonprofit, full-service credit counseling agency in the United States.”
What’s at FinancialLiteracyMonth.com
30 Steps – Since there are 30 days in the month of April, they’ve designed 30 steps you can take to lead you towards financial wellness. Head over and take the first step.
Tips and Gadgets- In this area you’ll find quick tips from personal finance bloggers, an area to submit your own tips, gadgets you can install on your Google and Facebook pages. Also, I encourage you to visit the Tools for Success page, which contains several calculators and worksheets to help you gain control of your financial scene.
How You Can Get Involved
I highly encourage you to check out the site and browse through the tips and guides. Make a commitment to improve your personal financial situation today.
If you have kids that are at the beginning stages of their financial education, I encourage you to bring them along.
If you’re a blogger, you can help spread the word by doing your own blog post highlighting the imporance of this month.
For more info visit the Money Management International Blog, Blogging For Change. You can also follow them on Twitter.
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