Financial Literacy & Economics

Resources pertaining to financial literacy and economics, earning, budgeting, spending, saving, managing credit and investing.

April is Financial Literacy Month

President George W. Bush declared April as the month for Financial Literacy in 2004. Its purpose is to highlight the importance of being financially literate and to encourage people to learn about techniques that can assist them in becoming financially smart.

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 Spending and Credit | Making Dollars From Sense 3
Spending and Credit | Making Dollars From Sense
Episode 3

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Learn about the responsibilities of borrowing money. Meet entrepreneur Aaron Moss, owner of Insert Name Here Designs. He's a 12th-grader who builds mobile applications for businesses.
 Career Choices  | Making Dollars From Sense 5
Career Choices | Making Dollars From Sense
Episode 5

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What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you have knowledge or a skill that someone will want to pay for? It's never too early to think about your career choices. Meet nine year old Robert Charles...
 SC Economy | Palmetto Special
SC Economy | Palmetto Special

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The lesson begins with a young man making an "economic decision" concerning the purchase of a pair of running shoes. The host defines economics beginning with, "Economics is that branch of the social...
 Know Money Inc.  | Carolina Money
Know Money Inc. | Carolina Money

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Since May 2014, Know Money Inc. Founder & Chief Financial Mentor Steven Hughes has worked with nearly 1,000 individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations across South Carolina to advance...