Financial literacy can help people weather the difficulties of economy and be prepared for temporary economic downturns and periods of great growth.
But what are we doing to help future generations build prosperity? Not enough, it would seem from a recent report by WalletHub. For example, we ended 2025 with nearly $1.39 trillion in total credit card debt, and nearly 2 in 5 Americans say they will have more credit card debt by the end of 2026. Of states, Oklahoma appears at the bottom of the states list, the forty-ninth least financially literate.
