Sponsored by: Intuit April is Financial Literacy Month, a time dedicated to promoting education on budgeting, saving, investing and empowering individuals to make informed financial decisions. This month, Intuit is stepping up with its second annual Hour of Finance Challenge. It’s a nationwide initiative bringing real-world money lessons into the classrooms of high school and middle schoolers through interactive activities and games. Dave Zasada, Intuit’s Vice President of Education and Corporate Responsibility and educator Miles Williams join our Laura Cavanaugh to share more about the importance of teaching financial literacy and its implications for these youngsters as they become young adults. “Those who are financially literate typically have higher savings and higher credit scores and are actually better at managing debt,” said Zasada. “That’s why it’s really important that students cross the high school graduation stage with the critical financial skills they’ll need, really just as they’re about to begin making financial decisions that could impact them long-term.” Intuit is on a mission to help 50 million students become financially literate by 2030. They are offering a free financial curriculum. And they are encouraging teachers, regardless of the subject they teach, to spend at least one hour teaching personal finance in April. To make that easy, they’ve launched the free Hour of Finance Challenge. It provides teachers with a ready-made lesson plan on budgeting. Students play an immersive online game called Intuit Prosperity Quest, which features real-world scenarios. Participating schools in the Hour of Finance Challenge compete against other schools across the country and have a chance to win prizes, including Chromebooks. There is still time to register, play and compete in April. Teachers can learn more at www.intuit.com/houroffinance