A new financial literacy campaign was recently released by the White House that covers a financial education plan for children. The best part, it starts at home.
The new campaign, that was put together by the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, is called, Money as You Grow. The new site offers guidance for parents and teachers that cover 20 financial lessons for kids, spread across five age groups.
The Advisory Council was originally introduced in 2010 to find ways to improve youth financial literacy. It took about a years worth of research, to create this new campaign, which was ten months too long. Much of what is recommended in the guide has been touted as necessary by the personal finance community for years. That said, there are many important topics covered that everyone should know and it does offer some general guidance on what to cover. Continue Reading…
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