Financial Literacy and Education with Jumpstart Coalition

"It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared."
- Whitney Young, Jr.

Do you want to learn how to manage your finances better?

In title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, the Financial Literacy and Education was established, for the purpose of educating consumers on financial matters such as budgeting, credit, financial planning and other important issues.

www.mymoney.gov is the website the United States Government has put together to teach all Americans the basics of financial education. The resources available can help a consumer get the information needed from twenty federal agencies government wide.

Featured agencies include the Federal Reserve, FDIC, The Small Business Administration, The Department of Labor and many other federally funded government agencies that provide resources and information that will educate consumers about key financial issues.

"Money shouldn't drive your future. Neither should debt" claims www.feedthepig.org, a website hosted by Benjemin Banks, whose weekly email newsletter provides money saving tips and other financial strategies. Their sister website www.360financialliteracy.org provides a state by state listing of financial literacy programs available.

The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy www.jumpstart.org Is a wealth of information about personal finances, whose mission statement reads:

"JumpStart is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, standards and educational resources. JumpStart strives to prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making."