How To Be Money Fit Parents & Children

#025 This is Financial Literacy month and meet Todd Christensen, an expert in financial literacy, who has been involved with "Jump$tart", working with state leaders around the country. Todd explains that regarding financial literacy, there is room to do better, and many surveys have revealed that the current state is not much better than it was a decade ago. The "Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy" was organized back in the 90s to promote financial literacy, particularly among young people.

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-       "Pay Yourself First, put something into your savings before you pay your bills"

-       "If we could save first, our spending would automatically just fit into our income"

 In This Episode:

·         [08:18] What is "Jump$tart"?

·         [09:06] Todd describes strategies that can be employed in implementing financial literacy today.

·         [10:33] What financial literacy lessons did your parents pass on to you?

·         [12:38] What lessons have you passed on to your kids?

·         [016:02] About moneyfit.org

·         [17:27] What common problem have noted among your clients at Moneyfit?

·         [18:17] How and Why did you get started with financial literacy?

·         [14:05] The one thing people don't realize about money.

·         [28:44] About the book "Everyday Money for Everyday People".

·         [30:24] What is the best piece of financial advice you can give?

·         [32:39] If you had to do it all over again, what is the first thing you would do?

 Links Mentioned: 

https://www.jumpstart.org/what-we-do/promote-financial-literacy/financial-literacy-month/flm2021/https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/04/12/fmr-senator-heidi-heitkamp-on-how-financial-literacy-is-good-for-the-economy.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/06/teaching-financial-literacy-to-kids-can-shrink-the-black-wealth-gap.htmlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-free-financial-tools-available-120009482.htmlMoney Fit Academy: https://moneyfit.org/academyBerenstain Bears Trouble with Money 2nd Grade Reaching Activity: https://moneyfit.org/trouble-with-moneyEveryday Money for Everyday People book: https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Money-People-Todd-Christensen/dp/161206079X50+ on FIRE book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VH817DVCheck out our website: https://raisingfinancialfreedom.com/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RaisingFinancialFreedom   Like us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RF_Freedom