News Topic: Financial Education & Literacy

Wow, our guest bloggers have been working hard for us and you! Nice job Amy and John.  I myself got a little wrapped up in my intensive financial literacy class this year, and am finally here to report on our experiences. First up, a conversation about ... Read full article

I was delighted to see Melissa Jacoby’s call in September for more poetry on creditslips.org ! Therefore, I wish to share the poem I wrote that served as basis for the lyrics to a  consumer protest song that accompanies a non-profit consumer outreach film, ... Read full article

Twice now the New York Times has reported on a mysterious company in Arkansas, Acxiom, that has been collecting endless data on all of us but no one is entirely sure what they have or why they have it.  This is why neither NYT story makes perfect sense.  ... Read full article

Sticker in San Francisco: "Of course it's cash-only, it's the Mission." Overheard: "Oooh, yeah, no, we don't take cards. Because the coffee is, like, local?" (both items courtesy Lana Swartz ) ... Read full article

The Credit Slips bloggers are engaged in a virtual enterprise, which means we sometimes don't see each other for a long time. One of my fellow bloggers recently asked "What's up?" and learned that I had a new baby two months ago. That ... Read full article

People with young girls may already have heard about this. Girl Scouts has rolled out a few new badges just in time for its 100 year anniversary. The badges have not been changed since 1987. Good bye fashion and makeup, hello Science in Style which covers ... Read full article

In 2005, Congress amended bankruptcy law to require individual debtors with primarily consumer debts to complete an "instructional course on personal financial management" to be eligible to receive a discharge of their debts . ... Read full article