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Talkin’ Money’s National Distributors
“Talkin’ Money”, the Emmy Award-winning financial literacy educational video series targeted to millennials is pleased to announce that is has entered into two national distribution agreements.
Effective immediately, the distribution of first season’s episodes to high school and college-aged young adults throughout the United States and Canada will be provided through two separate distributors: Learn360 and SAFARI Montage.
Learn360 serves more than 25 million students in over 25,000 schools across the United States and Canada.
SAFARI Montage provides K–12 school districts with a fully integrated Digital Learning Platform, including a Learning Object Repository, Video Streaming Library, and IPTV & Live Media Streaming, designed to handle video efficiently. SAFARI Montage’s core solutions are presently being used successfully in over 600 U.S. school districts comprising 11,000 schools.
Talkin’ Money Wins Emmy Award!
Wow! Talkin’ Money was awarded an Emmy Award in the Educational/Schools category from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Suncoast Chapter.
In addition to the award for the television show, Steve Procko was nominated for an Emmy as the Editor of Talkin’ Money.
Happy Holidays from Talkin’ Money!
Wishing you all a great Holiday Season – Let’s be financially literate out there
Student Debt in America: Lend With a Smile, Collect With a Fist
From the New York Times today, The American student loan crisis is often seen as a problem of profligacy and predation. Wasteful colleges raise tuition every year, we are told, even as middle-class wages stagnate and unscrupulous for-profit colleges bilk the unwary. The result is mounting unmanageable debt.
Follow this link to the full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/upshot/student-debt-in-america-lend-with-a-smile-collect-with-a-fist.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
What’s the deal with Social Security?
Retirement?!! That’s so far off…or is it? Some things to think about at any working age.
One big misconception is that Social Security is going bankrupt. Actually, it’s not,” says Andrew McFadden, Social Security educator
Here’s a great article by Fidelity Investments about Social Security –
https://www.fidelity.com/insights/retirement/what-you-should-know-about-social-security-1
Don’t Buy Stuff!
Seems simple enough, doesn’t it? The sure fire way to get out of debt!
https://video.yahoo.com/dont-buy-stuff-000000884.html?soc_src=unv-sh&soc_trk=fb
How I’m Paying Off $155K of Student Loans From Pharmacy School
From Yahoo – Medical professionals often leave school with jaw-dropping amounts of student loan debt. Among 2014 graduates from medical school, for example, most (84%) reported having education debt, with a median amount just over $176,000, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Even if they earn high incomes when they graduate (physicians, for example, are among the highest earners in America), by the time that debt — with interest — is repaid, the tab can be significantly higher.
7 do’s and don’ts of student loans for millennials
From Fidelity.com, some great advise on student loans.
When Philly resident Chenell Tull’s grace period ended 6 months after graduation, her $45,000 in private loans turned into $52,000. That’s because post-grace period, the student loan companies took the interest that had accrued while Tull was in school and added it to the principal.
Follow this link for the ret of the article: https://www.fidelity.com/insights/personal-finance/student-loans-for-millennials
Lions WR Sticks to a Tight Budget
From Bleacher Report – ESPN.com’s Michael Rothstein published a story last Friday about Detroit Lions wide receiver Ryan Broyles, highlighting the player’s steadfast approach toward long-term financial security.
Rothstein’s piece focuses on the figure of $60,000—a mark Broyles notes as his “give or take” annual expenditure target for lodging, food, entertainment and living expenses for him, his wife and newborn.