What is Financial Literacy?
What is Financial Literacy?
Financial Literacy is understanding and using financial components such as budgeting, investing, borrowing, taxation, and personal financial management.
Costs of ignoring the problem
Costs of ignoring the problem
Benefits driving positive change
Benefits driving positive change
Over 3.5 billion adults globally lack an understanding of basic financial concepts
Know the importance of money and making the right financial decisions in the future
Credit card debt has reached its highest point ever $1.04 trillion
Develop good money habits and prevent consequences of debt
Increasing stress among families leading to divorce, violence, suicides
Create financial sustainability in long-term
Yanely Espinal
Yanely Espinal
Financial Educator
Financial Educator
Yanely Espinal's obsession with personal finance started as a side-hustle.
Yanely is leading an NGO on a mission to deliver financial education to all students in order to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans. She is also known as “@MissBeHelpful” on Instagram and YouTube, where she offers financial advice.
Case Study
Case Study
The Project in Thailand, ensures its reach and relevance to the Gen Y audiences by selecting a group of young first jobbers who works in the media/ creative industry, and haw various personal financial experiences.
They formulate and detail an online awareness and action campaign, called “The Effortless Saving” in online social media platforms
ADB-48152-001_41LKIkU.pdfIdeas youngsters can implement
Ideas youngsters can implement
Talk show with investors and financial managers helping youngsters understand financial concepts
Handbook explaining financial management and tips for young people
Course at school teaching financial literacy
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