Why It’s Time to rethink traditional financial education
What are the gaps in adult financial education?
Learn how an inclusive, person-centered model can transform financial education for adults facing real-life economic challenges.
Traditional financial education is often built on assumptions of privilege—stable income, access to banking, or consistent employment. But millions of adults across the U.S. don’t have that foundation. Financial Health Institute (FHI) offers a powerful alternative: education that starts with people’s lived experiences.
In this white paper, Addressing Gaps in Adult Financial Education: Recognizing Individuals as Experts in Their Own Lives, FHI outlines a new framework that reduces financial stress and builds practical, adaptive financial capability.
👉 Download this white paper to explore how to:
Shift from deficit-based to strength-based financial learning
Honor personal experience as the starting point for growth
Connect financial concepts to people’s real goals, values, and challenges
Bridge gaps in trust, relevance, and access in financial programming
Create educational environments that reduce shame and increase empowerment
