Golden Spike Elementary students received freshly minted bills last month as part of a financial literacy presentation from Brigham City Zions Bank Service Manager Stacie Josephson as part of National Teach Children to Save Day. The need for financial literacy is great; for one in three Americans, their credit card debt exceeds their emergency savings. Research indicates students who receive financial education are more likely to save and less likely to accumulate credit card debt as adults. Zions Bank’s hands-on lessons cover topics such as setting savings goals, understanding needs versus wants, and the power of compound interest. Josephson...

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