You can't turn on a TV or your computer without hearing something with a financial overtone. From our Nation's Capital to the tiny towns here is Kansas, we have to face serious financial decisions. "Back in the day," as my grandmother says, it was...
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You can't turn on a TV or your computer without hearing something with a financial overtone. From our Nation's Capital to the tiny towns here is Kansas, we have to face serious financial decisions. "Back in the day," as my grandmother says, it was considered rude for women to discuss finances, thus leading to men doing all the family's fiscal planning. Not today. Modern women are now going it alone and are even encouraged to have money aside from their spouses. I consider myself to be an educated modern woman (as my student loans will tell you), yet evening news uses financial jargon conversationally and I have no clue what they mean. I realized while I may be smart (just ask my husband), my financial IQ is very low. Not wanting to be in the dark any more, I set out on a quest to raise my IQ. Here are some things that have helped me: * Find out what you should know: I took an online quiz and scored 8 %. Depressing, yes, but I did get ideas of things I should educate myself on such as... See less 
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