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Thank you for supporting our financial literacy mission throughout 2019. We are looking forward to making 2020 a #FINLIT year!

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CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU ISSUES YEARLY REPORT
By www.mychesco.com
The Bureau delivered its digital and print resources to more than 12 million consumers in fiscal year 2019. Promoting savings has also been a key part of the agency’s work. The Bureau launched Start Small, Save Up, an initiative to encourage the public to save and be better prepared for emergencies or unplanned expenditures.

WHY FINANCIAL LITERACY IN SCHOOLS MATTERS TODAY FOR THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW
By Stuart Draper, www.forbes.com
It’s splashed across the headlines every other day – U.S. college students continue to struggle with massive debt. There’s also the uptick in adults living paycheck to paycheck. The message about our country’s lack of financial literacy is loud and clear.

STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS COULD SEE BIG CHANGES IN 2020
By Annie Nova, www.cnbc.com
Student debt has become a central issue in the 2020 presidential campaign. Legislation is being introduced to address the crisis. And the U.S. Department of Education is also considering some big changes for borrowers.

Some of the plans on the table would leave people debt-free, while others would open up new repayment and refinancing options.

HOW FINANCIALLY LITERATE ARE YOU?
By Dinçer Demir, www.bbva.com
Financially literate people are able to organize the money they have to meet future goals – regardless of what these goals may be – through effective money management.

HOW TO TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUT MONEY SO THEY BECOME FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ADULTS
By Jamie Johnson, www.bankrate.com
How early is too early to familiarize your kids with core money concepts like earning, spending, saving, debt, credit, and investing? Money can seem like an inappropriate or simply overwhelming topic to bring up to your kids, but it doesn’t need to be—in fact, it absolutely shouldn’t be.