Financial Literacy

Research has shown that as little as 10 hours of personal financial education positively affects students spending and savings habits (National Endowment for Financial Education, 1998). The Washington State Society of CPA firms has a Financial Literacy Program. Through this program, over 10,000 high school, elementary and college students as well as adults have received information on ways to manage their money. Two of our senior accountants, Jessica Kinney, CPA and Dani Espinda, CPA have completed this training program. Most recently, Jessica Kinney volunteered her time to teach an 8 week program to kindergarteners as well as a one day course to seniors at a local High School.

To find out about presentations for your business contact us at info@shannon-cpas.com

To find out more about the WSCPA Financial Literacy Program visit http://www.wscpa.org/content/finlit.aspx

Kids seems to be very interested in these topics, from Kindergarten to High School, they ask great questions and are enthusiastic about gaining more information. They see the impact recent economic conditions have had on their families and communities and want to understand how they can prevent this from happening to them in the future. It is very rewarding to be able to share a small amount of knowledge which could make a huge difference in their lives or even their families.

—Jessica Kinney, CPA, Senior Accountant