Finance

Financial Education Month Proclamation 

Financial Education Month (October 2009) Events

Gov. Deval Patrick named October Financial Education Month in Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Financial Education Project and its partners have scheduled a series of events to help bring financial information and tips to families in the Commonwealth.

Insurance

Credit & Debt

Banks

Bankruptcy Laws

Surviving theft of financial identity

Investing

HiFi - High School Financial Literacy

Project Credit Smarts

On Sept. 16, the Patrick-Murray Administration��s Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, along with a coalition of nine colleges and nine business and government partners, announced the launch of Project Credit Smarts - a program designed to educate students about credit card use, including its dangers and pitfalls.

The estimated total credit-card debt being carried by college students in the Boston area is over a half-billion dollars. One in five seniors will graduate with over $7,000 in credit-card debt. Project Credit Smarts offers a crash course for students on surviving the tactics and fine-print catches that can come with credit card pitches. Seminars will be held at schools throughout the Commonwealth, and will reach more than 1,000 students.

Below is information regarding Project Credit Smarts, including a PowerPoint full of tips and information regarding credit cards and responsible debt management.

Privacy

Ways in which your privacy can be violated. Learn how to recognize these and avoid becoming a victim.