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Financial Literacy

According to the National Endowment for Financial Education, "Personal financial literacy is the ability to read, analyze, manage, and communicate about the personal financial conditions that affect material well being. It includes the ability to discern financial choices, discuss money and financial issues without (or despite) discomfort, plan for the future, and respond competently to life events that affect everyday financial decisions, including events in the general economy."

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM EDUCATION WORLD

• Adding Up the Benefits of Financial Literacy
• Financial Literacy Begins at School!

OTHER RESOURCES

• Financial Literacy and Education Commission
• Financial Literacy 2010
• Financial literacy in America: Individual choices, national consequences

Article by Ellen R. Delisio
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