Getting close to the end of June, so I thought it was worth checking our website analytics to see what new blog posts are garnering attention as the school year wound down in many parts of the country.

Here are the top 5:

• What is Bitcoin and How Does Cryptocurrency Work?: A Primer; NGPF’s newest team member, Hari Vasu-Devan tackled this challenging topic by providing educators with information they can access when the inevitable student query comes, “Should I be investing in Bitcoin?”
• NGPF Recognizes Outstanding Educators Dedicated To Building Financial Capability; Our partnership with DonorsChoose brought financial education to over 1,200 classrooms in just 60 days. Twenty-five educators stood out with their creative approaches to introduce financial concepts to their students.
• Quiz: How Well Do You Know Credit Cards?: A short quiz that will challenge even the most knowledgeable about how credit cards work.
• What’s the Cost of Financial Ignorance for Young People?: This fee costs young people almost $800 million every year…find out what it is and how you can help your students avoid it!
• Do Your Weekly Lunches Cost You $90,000 in Retirement Savings?; Hari tackles the challenge of making retirement tangible to young people by showing how a familiar expense adds up in the long run due to the compounding effect.

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About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.