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Welcome to the January 2012 Edition of the Practical Money Skills for Life Newsletter

Attend the 2012 Financial Literacy & Education Summit

You are invited to attend the sixth annual Financial Literacy and Education Summit in person in Chicago. The program, hosted by Visa Inc. and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be held on April 23. Confirmed panelists at the Summit include Agustín Guillermo Carstens, Governor of Banco de Mexico and José Darío Uribe, Governor General of Banco de la República – Colombia. To attend in person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, register now. To view the event online, register here.

Teaching Tools for the Classroom

If you want to incorporate money lessons into your classroom, Practical Money Skills offers a wide array of free lessons plans, online games, videos, calculators and more. Whether you are introducing this topic to your students for the first time or want to reinforce what you are currently doing, use this two-page guide to help navigate around the site and see the resources available. Read more.

Practical Money Matters Article:
Women and Personal Finances

Women have made great social and economic strides over the past few decades, but in some areas, they still face significant challenges compared to men. Read these findings from a report on women in America, and suggestions for ways women can take charge of their financial wellbeing. Read more.

Practical Money Matters Podcast:
Seniors, Beware of Scams

There are numerous scams today that target senior citizens. Find out what they are to keep yourself, or the seniors in your life, protected. Listen now.

Innovative Educator:
New Rewards Available for Innovative Educators in 2012

Beginning this month, selected monthly innovative educators will receive rewards in addition to being featured on the Practical Money Skills website. They will receive a Financial Literacy Resource Kit featuring free video games, brochures, DVDs and other classroom tools, and a certificate signed by the Senior Director of Global Financial Education at Visa Inc. Read about innovative educators.

Nominate an Innovative Educator

Each month, Visa honors an educator who is innovative in helping students lay the foundation for future financial success. If you or a teacher you know is using Practical Money Skills' curriculum or otherwise enriching students with lessons in financial literacy, tell us about it. Nominate an Innovative Educator.