Financial help: Feed the Pig

I usually gloss over during tv commercials, but for some reason I noticed this one while watching PTI last night. A guy was looking at big-screen tv's and the salesman has him talked into buying... when this guy with a pig face (in pic) slaps his arm and tells him he doesn't need it. Then it just displayed the website: http://feedthepig.org. So I checked it out.

Turns out this is Benjamin Bankes, and their site is full of great information, and help, for managing our finances. According to the site Feed-the-Pig is...

...a new national public service campaign from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and The Advertising Council. The goal of the campaign is to encourage the 40 million Americans age 25 to 34 to take control of their personal finances. The campaign, Feed the Pig ™, is a new component of the 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy effort which aims to educate Americans about how financial issues affect their lives. It features a Web site, www.360financialliteracy.org, offering free tools and resources to help Americans manage their finances through every stage of life.

I say cool! Finally, someone trying to share some sense, rather than perpetuating the myth that we can "have it all"... and that it's okay to have it all on credit. I highly recommend checking it out.

SIDENOTE - This was especially interesting because I have been looking for some financial help for some of the young people I've been giving premarital counseling. So many people are clueless as to the realities of managing money. So... FEED THE PIG!!!