National Financial Literacy Month

Do you have your finances in order? Now it is more important than ever to know how to manage your personal finances. April is National Financial Literacy Month. Financial literacy includes knowing how to manage personal finances, investing, savings, and planning for retirement. Have you taken any courses on personal finances? The Loudoun campus offers a personal finance course this fall, FIN 107. If you want to become financially literate on your own, check out these books from our collection:

Financial Intelligence : a manager’s guide to knowing what the numbers really mean
HG4028.B2 B422 2006

Going Broke : why Americans can’t hold on to their money
HG3766 .V97 2008

Buckets of Money : how to retire in comfort and safety
HG4515 .L83 2004

Why People Buy Things They Don’t Need
HF5415.33.U6 D369x 2002

How to Understand the Financial Pages : a guide to money and the jargon
HG4636 .D377 2008

Your Credit Score : how to fix, improve, and protect the 3-digit number that shapes your financial future
HG3751.7 .W47 2007

You can also check out the following organization's websites:

The United States Financial Literacy & Education Commission's website.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' website called 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy.

The Institute for Financial Literacy website's Tools page.