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Wed 05 May 2010Struggling with literacy, numeracy and now, recession
Poor numeracy and literacy skills make day-to-day life difficult, but in a recession, they can be crippling. A new website aims to help people to improve their financial literacy and to avoid falling into debt, writes EDEL MORGAN
THE RECESSION is merciless for those with financial literacy problems. Being financially savvy is a life skill and if you can’t budget, bargain, juggle payments, read the small print in financial contracts and understand banking terms, you can find yourself sinking into a mire of debt.
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