Category: Financial Education

We all know that financial and economic stress can significantly impact a person’s mental health. Financial stress often leads to heightened levels of anxiety and depression. Concerns about job security, mounting debt, and inability to meet financial obligations can cause a persistent sense of worry and hopelessness. This can manifest as insomnia, irritability, loss of… Continue reading Navigating the Impact of Financial and Economic Stress on Mental Health

We get asked by parents how they can help their children learn about financial health, often with the goal that the children would not “repeat the same mistakes that I made.” Many parents assume they need to wait until a child is school age or even a teenager before they can start learning about these… Continue reading How Parents Can Help Their Kids Learn Financial Health

FHI developed the “Cornerstone – Foundation in Financial Health” program (originally called “Bootstraps Asset Building Education”) almost 15 years ago. Since then, we have delivered the program across the country, helping tens of thousands of people with this new, more effective approach to financial education. Person-Centered Financial Education at Our Core Through the development and… Continue reading Focus on Foundations

At FHI, our goal is to create and deliver effective, safe and fun financial education for people experiencing economic stress. We know this requires a special approach to financial education for us to successfully reach people who are confronting significant challenges in their daily lives. The standard way of delivering financial education won’t be good… Continue reading Person-Centered Financial Education