Jr.Finance Literacy Academy, Inc. Information

r.Finance Literacy Academy, Inc. a 501c3 non-profit organization, is the fastest growing portable financial education enrichment provider delivering customizable performance based financial education, credit education, investor education and homebuyer education to youth and adults. Currently 8.2 million people owe more than they are worth. Some analysts are concerned that this unprecedented level of debt might pose a risk to the financial health of American households. Today, only 10% of schools in America teach financial management. In 2003 9-to-14 year-olds, so-called "tweens", spent $39 billion. Kids ages 4-12 spent 2.2 billion in 1968 and 4.2 billion in 1984. By 1994 the figure increased to 17.1 billion, and by 2002 their spending exceeded $40 billion.