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NGPF Podcast: Lucretia Ryan, Top 10 Social Security Questions Answered
Dec 10, 2025 - In this NGPF Podcast episode, Tim Ranzetta chats with financial educator Lucretia Ryan, founder of FinancialFreedomforWomen.org, as she explains the most confusing parts of Social Security. Here are ten essential questions she answered during the conversation, along with excepts of her responses. 1. Will Social Security go broke? "I think it would be political suicide for any politician to let Social Security go broke… I think that there's no way it will go broke." 2. Why do so...
Question of the Day: What is the average value of unused gift cards per person in America?
Dec 10, 2025 - Gift cards are one of the most requested gifts, but how much of the value is never used? Answer: The average unused amount is $244 per person Questions: Why do you think that the balance on unused gift cards is so high? What strategies can a consumer use to make sure that they don't lose track of their gift cards? Although gift cards are often asked for, would knowing that many people don’t use gift cards impact your decision to give gift cards as presents? Here...
December Dash: Holiday Word Puzzle
Dec 09, 2025 - It’s time for some holiday finance fun! Introducing December Dash - a word scramble that will have your students moving around the classroom to solve clues. This activity features a mix of terms related to both personal finance and various December holidays. Time to get dashing! The Activity The activity is as simple as it is engaging: teachers place word scramble clues around the room and each one reveals a personal finance or holiday-related term. Students embark on their journey...
Get Festive with NGPF Resources & Activities
Dec 09, 2025 - These final few weeks before winter break are a flurry of holiday events, finals, and prepping for your own celebrations. We’ve assembled all of our seasonal resources and activities here to help get you through to a well-deserved winters rest. Holiday Personal Finance Posters Decorate your classroom and educate your students with these posters depicting holiday-related financial facts. Spanish posters available here. December Dash: Holiday Word Puzzle A word scramble that...
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