Community Financial Education Foundation

Financial Facts

• 40% of Americans say they live beyond their means.
• 50% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
• Only 32% of American parents talk to their children regularly about personal finance.
• Only 21% of graduating high school students participate in financial literacy courses.
• In 2008, students surveyed by the Jumpstart Coalition scored lower on basic financial literacy test than their predecessors in 2006.