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Financial Literacy Month: Why Are You Scared to Budget?

  In 2012, 56% of Americans admitted that they do not keep a budget, including more than 1 in 5 who say they don’t have a good idea of how much they spend on housing, food, and entertainment. So what keeps you from budgeting and saving better? What difficulties do you have with financial planning?

Financial Literacy Month starts Monday and each week through the month of April we’ll be tapping into your financial concerns. Debbie Tawney Newsom is the Operations Field Coordinator for NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania. She teaches community financial education classes and joins us to address your questions about budgeting and saving.

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