Archive for the Financial Literacy Category

Office Of Financial Literacy -

A recent Wall Street Journal article detailed the efforts to create an Office of Financial Literacy.  The financial reform bill in Congress includes the creation of the financial literacy office that will help to educate consumers on savings, debt, and credit score issues.  The last iniative in 2003 established the Financial Literacy and Education Commission and led to the creation of www.mymoney.gov .

To read The Wall Street Journal article, please click here:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703280004575309143171720002.html?mod=WSJ_PersonalFinance_PF4

Jim Sutliff

MyMoney.Gov -

A good source of information on financial literacy is the www.mymoney.gov website.  They cover everything from buying a home to balancing a checkbook.  There is a link to order a free “My Money” toolkit and section for kids.

To view the site, please click on the attached link:

MyMoney.Gov

James Sutliff

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