Today, less than 30% of high school students in the U.S. will be guaranteed at least one single course on Financial Literacy. It's no surprise that 79% of Americans report some form of financial stress, more than half live paycheck to paycheck, 62% carry more than $7,000 in credit card debt, and nearly 50% of people aged 55 to 65 have little to no retirement savings at all. WSB, Saving Your Future book
It's ironic that we live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet so many people always have money problems. We can work hard all our lives, but retire poor. We do so much to raise our kids just to see them finish college with a lot of debt. Debt becomes a way of life.
WSB, Saving Your Future book
We don't know what we don't know. Nobody teaches us how to manage money in school. Financial issues are not often discussed, and financial products not always explained. Most people have trouble balancing their own checkbook and reading a financial statement. We use credit cards every day and don't understand all the hidden charges. We buy insurance policies without reading them and stick them in a file cabinet. We contribute to our 401(k) and hope someone will take care of it. We all want to have a comfortable retirement, but few have a plan.
WSB, Saving Your Future book
At BCFC, our mission is to educate 30 million families by the year 2030. All children & adults in the United States deserve the opportunity to learn about finance, insurance & taxes in a way that is both clear & simple enough to understand. Through our incredible financial workshops, taught by licensed financial professionals, families can begin to empower themselves to make smarter, wiser financial decisions. They can learn about investing, the power of time & interest, the importance of a financial foundation, and even learn how to do their own taxes so that they never have to pay someone to do it again! We believe that a smarter community becomes a stronger community and that education is the key that makes it all possible.
At BCFC, we don't just say we help communities, we actually do it!
