April is Financial Literacy Month, and to help us celebrate we brought in a returning guest, Paul Merriman. Paul has been on the show before to discuss investment portfolios, but today he talks with us about some extraordinary strides he's making as a financial literacy advocate through his nonprofit, The Merriman Financial Education Foundation. We also share some of our favorite financial literacy resources. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW 🌐 Visit Catching Up to FI website https://catchinguptofi.com Paul's Website https://www.paulmerriman.com Merriman Financial Literacy Program at Western Washington University https://financialliteracy.wwu.edu IGrad https://www.igrad.com/ Next Gen Personal Finance https://www.ngpf.org White Coat Investor https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com The John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy https://boglecenter.net TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS 00:00 📣 Introduction and Financial Literacy Impact 01:09 👋 Welcome and Guest Introduction 01:35 🤝 Paul Merriman's Nonprofit and Financial Literacy Story 02:33 💡 The Importance of Financial Literacy 06:59 🏫 Nonprofit Initiatives and University Programs 16:15 🏋️‍♀️ Bootcamp and Investment Decisions 18:07 🌐 Other Financial Literacy Organizations 22:09 🏛 State-Level Financial Literacy Education 25:55 ✨ Final Thoughts and Encouragement 31:27 🙏 Conclusion and Farewell