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Boosting Financial Literacy for a Debt-Free Life

Financial literacy is an important educational component when it comes to leading a successful debt-free life. Financial education is often overlooked in American school curricula. Therefore, it is even more important to learn ways of boosting financial literacy. Lack of financial literacy can lead to difficulty getting out of debt fast.

You can get a better sense of how to pay off debt by boosting your financial literacy.

You can get a better sense of how to pay off debt by boosting your financial literacy.

Boosting Financial Literacy

Financial literacy is your level of understanding of how money works. Having financial literacy means having an understanding of how money works and how to handle personal financial matters. The areas may include aspects of retirement, investment, and also certain fundamentals including budgeting and eliminating debt.

How to work on Boosting Financial Literacy

The fact of the matter is there are ample resources and reputable organizations to help you with boosting financial literacy. And in working to improve your knowledge, you require to stick to some fundamental practices. Let’s break it down.

1. Budgeting & Tracking

This is the most basic step to follow! Take into account everything you bring home and everything you spend. Check out our various budgeting worksheets to suit your situation to get a head start. Track your expenses and put it on paper to understand how much you are actually left with. This way, you understand where you can cut your expenses if need be. You are also more able to make financial goals in life this way. Setting savings and retirement goals are also a part of this step.

2. Educate Yourself

If you are still in high school or college, take advantage of any available classes on financial topics to familiarize yourself with financial literacy. Even if you are not in college, make sure you use of resources on the internet to educate yourself. And organizations such as ACCC offer resources to start on your own.

3. Fine Print on All Financial Matters

When you choose a credit card, are signing for a loan, or another financial scenario, make sure you are fully aware of all the fees, rates and any clauses specified in the fine print. As long and boring it may seem that is where the gist of everything is and has a greater impact on your future financial decisions.

If you’re struggling to pay off debt, ACCC can help. Schedule a free credit counseling session with us today.

ABOUT AUTHOR / Dilini

Dilini is a Marketing Communications & Programs Associate at ACCC. To anyone, managing finances can be a real challenge! Any tips and tricks to help get through this are great! Dilini will share her experiences, tips, and tricks along the way through the Talking Cents blog. Stay tuned!

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