Three recent news stories were linked by a thread that stands out as if spun from lightning. It’s about time we were shocked into action.
The most recent article, under the headline “Lack of financial savvy can be the road to misery,” the State Journal’s George Hesselberg detailed how a variety of factors, including rising tuition and a tough job market, make it more important for UW-Madison students to know how to manage their personal finances – and how, if managing their finances were a course, lots of students would flunk.