Spring Into Financial Literacy Month This April

In 1922, more than 30 years before April 15 became the official tax day, poet T.S. Eliot wrote "April is the cruelest month." Now, with taxes on nearly every family's mind, April is the perfect time of year for Financial Literacy Month.

What exactly does "financial literacy" mean? In the Yes, You Can curriculum, it is defined as: "The ability to read, analyze, manage and communicate about the personal financial conditions that affect material wellbeing. It also includes the ability to make wise financial choices, discuss money and financial issues with confidence, plan for the future and respond competently to life events that affect everyday financial decisions, including events in the general economy."

When you take advantage of any opportunity to learn about money during the month of April, you can help you and your child move 30 days closer to becoming financially literate.