~provided by ISU Extension & Outreach
April is Financial Literacy Month! This annual event reminds us ALL that we are never “done” with financial literacy. The world changes, financial products change, and our own needs change — that means we always need to keep learning about financial topics. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is an excellent source of research-based, non-commercial information on financial topics.
What do you want to learn more about when it comes to finances?
- Is buying a home on your radar sometime in the next few years?
A Place of Your Own is self-paced on-line course from ISU Extension to equip you for that big event: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/homebuyer - Do you need a retirement checkup to see if you are on track to meet your goals?
Use FINRA’s retirement calculator to see if you are on track: https://tools.finra.org/retirement_calculator/ - Do you want to start saving for your children’s education after high school?
Check out Iowa’s 529 plan – it’s a great, tax-advantaged way to set money aside for post-secondary education of any kind: https://www.collegesavingsiowa.com/ - Do you want to stay up-to-date and get occasional reminders about financial issues?
Subscribe to ISU Extension’s MoneyTip$ blog for weekly updates: https://blogs.extension.iastate.edu/moneytips/
Remember: financial literacy is not just for young people, or for people who don’t know how to manage their money. Financial literacy is an ongoing topic for EVERYONE!
Plan NOW to take steps toward being the informed consumer and financial manager you want to be! For more information about Extension resources, contact Greene County Extension, 515-386-2138.
