Chart 1 |
Money Smart Graduates Report Feeling More Comfortable and Confident about Their Personal Finances |
Responses |
Percentages |
|
Follow-up |
Post-Training |
Pre-Training |
I am in control of my money. |
91% |
82% |
69% |
I have financial goals that I am working toward. |
96% |
97% |
89% |
I understand the way I spend my money enough to make a budget. |
93% |
92% |
78% |
I am comfortable doing business with a bank or credit union. |
91% |
89% |
84% |
Source: FDIC, A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Intermediate-term Impact of the Money Smart Financial Education Curriculum Upon Consumers' Behavior and Confidence (Washington, DC, April 2007). |