"Americans are saddled with exorbitant loans and save too little for retirement. As the gap between rich and poor widens, it’s clear that financial literacy is one of the factors that separate the haves from the have nots.” DailyComet dailycomet.com/news/20190525/…

Why? Because credit building is one way to promote economic and racial equity. #bostonbuildscredit ⁦United Way⁩ ⁦@OFE_Boston⁩ ⁦Bank of America⁩ ⁦Citi⁩

Ricki Lowitz of @WorkingCredit and Boston Medical Center HR experts describe how credit building was turned into an employee benefit at BMC #bostonbuildscredit City of Boston United Way Mass Bay @LISC_BOSTON

Boston Builds Credit has wrapped up its first year of helping Bostonians maximize their credit. Learn more and get involved! bostonbuildscredit.org

According to a new report by the nonprofit AAUW, women hold nearly two-thirds of outstanding student loan debt in the U.S., at nearly $929 billion, and a disproportionate number of these borrowers are women of color. usnews.com/education/blog…

Few Americans Are Ready for Retirement: Can Financial Wellness Programs Help? According to our research, yes! thinkadvisor.com/2019/05/28/few…

Editorial: "If graduates walk out the door unable to spot predatory lenders and scams & are ignorant of the financial challenges they will face—student debt, budgeting, saving & retirement planning, to name a few—can we really call them educated?" ow.ly/Hd7Y30oRAjf #FinLit

#FinLit #Teachers, just a reminder, applications for a scholarship to attend #JSNEC19 are due August 20. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out! We're here for you and hope to see you soon! ow.ly/1cN850uu2tJ #afinlitfuture #personalfinance

The field of #finlit is blossoming and documenting the importance of financial education as well. An example is the paper: Tax-Sheltered Retirement Accounts: Can Financial Education Improve Decisions? by Philippe d'Astous: bit.ly/2Ga4Vup #finlitblooms #FinEdWorks

Kids are increasingly worried about paying for college ow.ly/AfB830oQhkP

On June 4 WCVB-TV Boston⁩ will dedicate a day to Financial Literacy programming: Project Community ⁦United Way Mass Bay⁩ ⁦City of Boston⁩ wcvb.com/article/editor…

After seeing Alex Todd advocate for #FinLit on TODAY, I listened to him on the Next Gen Personal Finance podcast. He is a #finhero and his journey is inspirational! Have a listen: ngpf.org/blog/podcasts/…

National Economics Challenge Elevates The Need For An Education In Economics ow.ly/dGI830oQavY

.@OFE_Boston recently released a report highlighting the many benefits of helping individuals establish good #credit at an early age. Learn more about the #Boston Youth Credit Building Initiative here: bostonplans.org/news-calendar/… … @OWDBoston

Want to hear about the positive effect of classroom-based financial education straight from the kids themselves? Check out this TODAY show segment on the importance of financial education. Thanks, Savannah Sellers! today.com/video/why-fina…

Financial coaches Adalberto from JVS Boston and Mattie Deed from City of Boston’s Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment are taking calls at (781) 433-4009 on financial education, credit building, debt topics #BostonBuildsCredit #ProjectCommUNITY United Way Mass Bay WCVB-TV Boston

A common refrain is that MCBC's lending reports "say the same thing every year." Do you agree? Does your organization also struggle w/ data + storytelling? Join us as we reimagine our reports and think about new narratives: bit.ly/McbcData

Fewer than 1% of college students answered all 6 of these #FinLit questions correctly. How well can you do on this quiz? ow.ly/xyjG50uzdgm

"I think we tend to have this idyllic view of what childhood summers are, but the reality is that for kids living in poverty, #summer can be a time of isolation and hunger" ow.ly/WPLd50uzqiX #edchat #summerslide #edtech

Calling all FFC® professionals! In this interactive webinar, you will learn how to integrate your FFC® coaching skills into your other responsibilities. This webinar also counts as a Financial Coaching CEU! Learn more: buff.ly/31oplso Saundra Davis, MS, APFC® #financialcoaching