If you are a college student, chances are that you are concerned about money. You may be wondering:
You’ve come to the right place! This guide can help answer these questions and more.
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The Office of Student Financial Aid, along with the Office of Student Financial Success and the University Library have collaborated on this guide to give you information about financial literacy. Briefly, financial literacy is “"the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial wellbeing."*
Financial literacy is more than just budgets and checklists. It is a set of skills that will help you be the boss of your financial future! Best of all, the skills are easy to learn.
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*President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, 2008 Annual Report to the President, www.jumpstart.org/assets/files/PACFL_ANNUAL_REPORT_1-16-09.pdf retrieved Jul 26, 2016.