Community Financial Education Foundation
Happy Financial Literacy Month!
April is the perfect time for consumers to change their financial situation by learning about important financial matters like creating and managing a budget, paying down debt while saving for emergencies, and creating achievable financial goals. MyStartingPoint is committed to bringing you the financial education you need to reach your financial goals.   
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Fast Facts
  • April is a great time to check your credit report.  

Go to annualcreditreport.com - the only source under federal law to obtain a free annual credit report.  Then sign on to MyStartingPoint to learn how to improve your credit score!

  • April is Financial Literacy Month, but MyStarting Point is with you all year round with tips and information on how to take control of your financial life!

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  • Just in time for pleasant Spring weather across the U.S., Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Cooperative Extension system are launching an online Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ (SSHW) Challenge called "Spring 2012 SSHW Challenge."  This free six-week program, open to anyone who enrolls online, will be held from Sunday, April 15, through Saturday, May 26, 2012.  Prizes will be awarded for participants who report the highest point totals. The Challenge was originally developed in a "paper and pencil" format, but is now available online. According to their press release, "It has been well documented that, when people monitor their behavior and measure their how they're doing, they are often inspired to do better and achieve positive results."  We knew that - this is the principle upon which MyStartingPoint is based!
  • According to Money Management International's Financial Literacy Survey, 1/3 of Americans said they should be responsible for their own financial education.  You can start today with MyStartingPoint!
  • The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Visa Inc. will co-host the sixth annual Financial Literacy and Education Summit on April 23, 2012.  The program will bring together international financial literacy experts who will address potential solutions to improving financial literacy for citizens in countries around the world that operate under varying economic conditions.  Over the last year and a half, MyStartingPoint has welcomed visitors from over 21 countries!
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Why Clients Choose Financial Education

MyStartingPoint is the next generation of financial education, offering an individualized approach to help consumers understand credit, debt, mortgages and the most important financial decisions of their lives, and to improve their own well-being through an educated use of credit and debt. 

 

My Starting Point QUICK FACTS
  • MyStartingPoint offers 30 videos and thousands of pages of financial material
  • Users spend an average of 2 hours oncompared to 17 seconds on traditional websites
  • "Can I Improve My Credit Rating With a Title Loan"was the most accessed/downloaded tool
  • Using MyStartingPoint, 43% of users increased their knowledge of how to improve their credit.
What Users MOST Wanted to Know (most visited pages):
  1. "What Are the Benefits of Keeping My Money in a Bank or Credit Union?"
  2. "Are Banks the Only Place I Can Save Money?
  3. "Is my Money Safe in a Bank?"
What Users are Saying
  • ". . .very helpful to have your goals outlined and I am able to add additional goals . . .I like being able to track my progress, earning rewards is a bonus too!"
  • "Very informative and useful site.  I just spent about 1 ½ hours on the financial side of it, completing many lessons.  I learned a WHOLE bunch by doing the lessons.  . .Taught me a lot."  
  • "I love this system.  I love reward programs and I love the concise view of how you are doing, and breaks down goals into many goals so they are more attainable."

CFEF's Mission:

 

To educate the American public and reach underserved communities by teaching meaningful financial life skills, encouraging positive financial behaviors, and providing access to outcome-based, educational resources over the long-term.
 


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Jane DeMarines
Jane.DeMarines@Communityfef.org
Community Financial Education Foundation
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