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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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Forty-one percent of adults in the United States gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their knowledge of personal finance (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling). According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6

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Stay the Course Financially

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’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example. .” percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

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As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. Keep in mind that your child is unique and may be ready to learn different things at different stages in their growth. What Can Young Children (up to age eight) Learn?

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