Our Vision
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“Our vision is to foster a world in which our citizens enter adulthood financially literate. We believe that financial literacy at a young age is key to ensuring long term economic stability, breaking the cycle of poverty, and building thriving communities.” -Steve Mayer, 5 Buckets, 4 Shovels Founder
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In December 2018, we published our financial planning book called 5 Buckets, 4 Shovels, a Beach and a Map: A Guide to Financial Security. As the book was published, we received a lot of feedback from people indicating they wished they had something like this when they were younger and they wish high schools taught these topics. We immediately began working on a second book which has 14 chapters and is aimed at high school and college students. It gives them background on topics such as how to open a bank account, begin to save, talk to your parents about money, create a budget and much more.
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