TheMoneyBooks

We teach people how money works.

Financial illiteracy is the #1 economic crisis in the world. Two-thirds of adults worldwide are not financially literate.
“Financial Literacy Around the World,” S&P Global FinLit Survey — World Bank, Gallup & GFLEC, 2015 (2014 data)
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Do you know how money works?
Each of our financial educators provides a financial education to one person, one family, one classroom, one organization, and one company at a time.

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Financial Literacy

still isn't guaranteed in school.
Only 30 out of 50 states
guarantee a standalone personal finance course of at least one semester before graduation. Eleven have it fully in place; nineteen are still phasing it in.
“Live U.S. Dashboard: Guarantee States,” Next Gen Personal Finance, retrieved September 9, 2026
Financial insights and news
In Empower's 2025 study, 52% of Millennials said financial insights and news are highly important to them, versus 46% of Americans overall.
“Money on the Mind,” Empower, 2025
I sure wasn't taught it in school. But my family and I can learn it now.
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, financial literacy means understanding how to earn, spend, save, manage, and invest money.
3.5 billion adults is a lot of people to teach how money works. Bring it on!
47% Less Than Half Right
In 2026, American adults correctly answered only 47% of the 28 questions on the Personal Finance Index — the lowest result in its ten-year history. Gen Z answered just 38% correctly.
“Personal Finance Index,” TIAA Institute–GFLEC, 2026

How do we erase financial illiteracy?

We do it one book, one class, one family at a time.
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Gary Hamilton
Financial Educator

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An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

– Benjamin Franklin

The 7 Money Milestones®

The simple, step-by-step guide they should have given you in school.
So many people are lost today. This is exactly what we all need — a clear path!

The Rule of 72

Abracadabra! It’s the amazing formula for estimating how fast your money will double.
I can't believe I'm 19 and I've never heard of this!
HA! I'm 67 and it's a first for me too.
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