Second Financial Literacy Workshop in the books

This past Wednesday I was invited to share Financial Literacy and Education to a group of college interns who are a part of an Individual Development Account (IDA) program. This was the last of a series of classes that they were required to attend, so a supervisor for their program let me know that a lot of the students were interested in Investing.

I was excited that a group of 19-20 years old would be already thinking about investing. However, I am not an Investment Advisor and did not want to get too deep into Investing. I wanted to make sure that I gave them an overview of how to make sure you are in the position to invest and what a financial plan looks like. I shared information with them about facing financial fears, creating short term financial goals, the importance of a financial plan and a short introduction to savings products and investment types.

To make sure that the students understood why I am passionate about financial literacy, I wanted to take the opportunity to also share with them MY financial story. Majority of my financial blunders happened to me when I was in college, so I knew that sharing my story with them, might help them to think twice about their finances so that they donʻt make the mistakes that I did when I was their age. It was my first time sharing my story in a public setting, I was nervous about making myself vulnerable to a room of young students and their advisors (some I also know in my personal life). However, I felt that they listened to my story and were able to learn from what I shared with them.

This group provided great feedback about the presentation and also provided me information that will be useful in the development of my Financial Literacy Program. I really enjoyed sharing with this group and I look forward to working with this program again in the near future. Other opportunities have also come up for me to continue to share Financial Literacy and Education with other groups. I am excited what the future holds for me in this season of my life, and I am thankful for the many friends and family who are supporting me in this venture.