Financial Literacy
March 4, 2021
A look at what financial literacy is and how significantly it impacts women's lives.
In this episode, we’re talking about financial literacy specifically for women. The statistics are pretty depressing.
According to CNBC, nearly half of Americans don’t expect to have enough money to retire comfortably and the Federal Reserve says that 40% of Americans can’t afford a $400 emergency expense.
And it's even worse for women.
I share...
According to CNBC, nearly half of Americans don’t expect to have enough money to retire comfortably and the Federal Reserve says that 40% of Americans can’t afford a $400 emergency expense.
And it's even worse for women.
I share...
- The 5 key components of financial literacy
- Several shocking statistics about women and retirement from the TransAmerica Center for Retirement Research
- What Coach Haremski, my high school health teacher, taught me about finances
- What I'm doing to try to fix this systemic problem of financial illiteracy and empower people - especially women who generally have less savings and outlive men - to be able to live their best life as long as they live.