Happy National Financial Literacy Month!

Drum roll please…. April is National Financial Literacy Month! This means that April is the month you will see many events and activities around the country focused on financial education. Since 2003, the United States has recognized April as Financial Literacy Month in an effort to shine a spotlight on how important it is to educate everyone about the economy and how to better manage their finances. The Council for Economic Education (CEE) will have events this month concentrating on training teachers with professional development workshops, increasing free resources available to the public and lots of press coverage involved financial education.

For more information on how you can get involved, visit the CEE website here.

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Also, in honor of Financial Literacy Month, the experts at Money Management International(MMI) created the website, FinancialLiteracyMonth.com. They provide many resources to help folks learn more about their personal finances. According to Money Management International, Americans carry more than $2 trillion in consumer debt and 30 percent of consumers report having no extra cash; making it impossible to escape the burden of living paycheck to paycheck. This month, Money Management International will provide on FinancialLiteracyMonth.com free webinars, financial tracking worksheets such as income, expense, debt load forms you can easily print and work off from, an ebook full of savvy tips and a goals certificate you can personalize to help motivate you to reach your financial goals.

So please take advantage of all the resources available and get ahead in your financial journey starting today!