MoneySense is a free program designed to teach students crucial concepts in personal finance. As you take the big step towards living on your own and becoming self-sufficient, this program will teach you invaluable lessons that will help you make smart decisions, giving you the tools you need to build wealth in the future. Please use the links to the right to find out more about the program and learn how you can participate.



Quick Facts
  • Teenagers spend over $172 billion annually.
    
    
  • 33% of high school seniors already use credit cards and ATM cards.
    
    
  • More young people filed for bankruptcy than graduated from college in 2001.
    
    
  • Half of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.
    
    
  • 95% of college graduate students have cards; each has an average of four cards with an average total balance of $4,776.
    
    
  • 60% of American households carry over some portion of their credit card debt every month. The average balance is more than $4,000.
    
    
  • Only 21% of students between the ages of 16 and 22 say they have taken a personal finance course at school.
    



        (Statistics provided by the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Federal Reserve, and the National Endowment for Financial Education.) 

      

    

      

    

    		






Money Sense aims to reach high school and college students around the Bellingham area in an effort to 
spread financial literary.  During winter and spring quarters of 2009, Money Sense 
volunteers will be visiting local high schools to share their knowledge of personal 
finance.  Money Sense college seminars will resume in Fall 2009.  If you are 
interested in volunteering to help teach a high school lesson, please contact us via 
the "Contact Us" link.







Free Dinner!  Pizza will be served at 5:30pm, and seminars will start at 6:00pm in Parks Hall 104.