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Money 2000^™:  Financial Management
for the Not-Yet-Wealthy

After the successful implementation of the Money 2000™ program in South Carolina, it was determined that there was a need for an adaptation of the program specifically created for limited resource audiences. Objectives of the Money 2000^™: Financial Management for the Not-Yet-Wealthy program include the following:

1. To encourage families to set specific goals to save and / or reduce debt that are appropriate to their financial situation.
2. To encourage families to adopt financial practices, i.e., recordkeeping, utilizing accounts at financial institutions, credit management, that will increase financial stability.

The 130-page curriculum includes chapters / lessons on the following topics:

• Money Traps That Keep You Broke!
• You and Your Money:  A Recipe for Success
• Pennies Make Dollars
• Find Money:  Breaking Habits
• Credit Management
• Are You a Financial Enabler?
• Working With Farm Families
• Resource

Contact Nancy Porter for more information about this program.

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Last update: October 19, 2005