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To empower youth and adults economically, from low income
communities by teaching and stressing the life long importance of financial literacy.

Budgeting

We teach your children to create a plan to spend their money wisely which is an important skill at any age.

Generational Wealth

We offer the tools needed to build and maintain generational wealth.

Investing

Risk vs. reward, stocks and bonds, and profits and losses; we teach kids all about it here at About The Money.

Black Americans Continue to Trail Their White Counterparts in Building Wealth

Why Financial Literacy Alone Will Always Fail

Financial literacy, wellness and resilience among African Americans

Have a Money Plan

Dave Ramsey, Author of 'The Total Money Makeover' and Host of 'The Ramsey Show'

"The first thing is to have a written plan for your money -- aka a budget. If you want to build wealth, you have to plan for it. Next, get out of debt and stay out of debt. Your most powerful wealth-building tool is your income. And when you spend your whole life sending payments to Sallie Mae, banks and credit card companies, you end up with less money to save and invest for your future."

Don't Follow Excitement

Mark Cuban, Entrepreneur and Shark on 'Shark Tank'

"Don't follow excitement, follow your homework. People tend to chase excitement in markets, thinking if everyone else is buying or selling, they should be too. Instead, we all need to do our homework and have a good reason why we are buying or selling a stock. And when you don't know what to do, do nothing. Over the long haul of decades, the markets will work in your favor."

Spend Your Money Wisely

Barbara Corcoran, Founder of The Corcoran Group and Shark on 'Shark Tank'

"I'm not very good at making money on money, but I'm really good at spending it wisely. I treat myself to 'mad money' in the form of $400 cash each week. I use that money to buy flowers, get a pretzel from the street cart or hail a cab when I don't feel like walking. I spend it on all the little things that make my life that much more enjoyable, and I don't worry about wasting a thing!"

Early Education

Teaching financial literacy before adulthood greatly increases the chance of your child being able to correctly manage their finances as an adult.

Fiscal Responsibility

Graduates of our programs will know what to do and what not to do when it comes to managing their finances. They will have a plethora of tools at their disposal to help increase and maintain their financial literacy.

Lifetime Lessons

The lessons children learn at About The Money will be lessons that will stick with them for a lifetime. They’ll be able to invest and grow their finances from high yield savings to retirement accounts. They’ll know the difference between stocks and bonds and be able to understand what it means to reinvest dividends, implement dollar cost averaging and create a budget.