Ithaca College

National Financial Literacy Month is an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach individuals how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits.

Investopedia defines financial literacy as the possession of knowledge and understanding of financial matters. Financial literacy is mainly used in connection with personal finance matters. Financial literacy often entails the knowledge of properly making decisions pertaining to certain personal finance areas like real estate, insurance, investing, saving, tax planning, and retirement.

Essentially, financial literacy is all about making the most of your money and striving to achieve financial wellness.

This month's Employee Benefits & Work/Life campaign will highlight tools and resources that will you learn more about finances, budgeting, saving, and more! Our campaign website is full of fun activities, such as...

What's Your Financial IQ Challenge 2.0: TIAA will test your financial know-how and you could win a tablet computer! From April 1, 2016 to May 1, 2016, take this educational challenge to have fun and learn important information about financial planning. The What’s Your Financial IQ Challenge 2.0 features all new topics and questions to test your financial knowledge. Each day, 5 new questions are added to the Challenge. Every time you play, you are entered for a chance to win one of three tablet computers. The more you play, the better your chances of winning – so sign on every day! (All responses are confidential.) 

For more great financial tips and tools, check out our website at https://www.ithaca.edu/hr/benefits/wrklife/healthcampaigns/aprfinancialliteracy.