Read the Mercadien Foundation’s guide to improving financial capability and an exploration of the state of financial literacy today. The state of financial literacy and capability in our community is tenuous at best. The challenge affects everyone – men and women, young and old, across all racial and socio-economic lines. The problem cannot be ignored.

The following four activities have been created to celebrate National Financial Literacy Month and give readers important financial lessons. These lessons are geared to help individuals and families develop a better understanding of their own personal finance and create actionable plans to support substantially more financially secure lives. While each lesson is brief, using them to better align your financial future is well within your grasp.

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