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Critical financial education bill introduced in Senate

A critical financial education bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that will improve financial literacy education in K-12 education and enhance student knowledge of consumer, economic and personal …

Tip 5: Check Your Credit Score

Knowing your credit score and report are important. This one little number determines how much you will pay on many of your debts. You can always check your credit score …

Tip 4: Divide Out Your Wants and Needs

Divide what you spent last year into wants and needs. Everyone has heard this before, but many people don’t take the time to actually apply this simple concept. Sit down …

Tip 14: Learn to Use Cash Again

With the invention and proliferation of credit and debit cards, cash has become much less popular.  In fact, it is used less and less as a form of payment. If …

Tip 3: Separate the Good and Bad Debt

As I mentioned yesterday, not all debt is bad. Divide your debt between good debt and bad debt. Focus your attention on paying off the worst of your debts first. …

Tip 2: Determine Your Debt Percentage

Virtually everyone has some form of debt, and that’s not always a bad thing. But having too much debt can cause undue amounts of stress in your life and begin …

Tip 1: Get Organized

The first step on the road to financial freedom is to get organized. Before you can begin to make changes in your financial life it is important to remember the …

YOUTHpreneur launches today: In tough economy teens embrace entrepreneur mindset and start businesses

PHOENIX (March 31, 2009) – Aspiring entrepreneurs and teens take notice; today’s economy is the perfect time to start the next Microsoft or FedEx. In fact, recessions have historically been …

Teen entrepreneur sews together plan for success

YOUTHpreneurs are born every day. It’s their drive and passion that elevates them above their peers. Here is a great story we found of one young girl doing just that. …

Higher education financial literacy bill introduced in Congress

It is with great pleasure that I am happy to announce a higher education financial literacy bill has been introduced to Congress by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-D). The widely …