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Fate of tax rebates affected by threat of recession
The Kansas City Star | May 9, 2008
"But after enrolling in a self-help course offered by Essential Knowledge, a financial education company in Mission, Bosarge said, she has learned to be comfortable making choices between needs and wants that once seemed unthinkable." Read more
Booklet outlines how to budget
The Examiner | May 6, 2008
"An area company is offering a free e-book in honor of Greater Kansas City Financial Fitness Week. The give-away is a promotional effort to increase wareness of the company, a nationwide, independent financial education company." Read more
Fox 4 News Kansas City | May 1, 2008
Essential Knowledge becomes new corporate sponsor of the ICFE
ICFE eNews | April 21, 2008
"The Institute of Consumer Financial Education's independent approach is very much in line with Essential Knowledge's model of offering independent, product-free education about money and how people can successfully manage it." Read more
Mission education company expands class offerings
The Leawood Sun | January 31, 2008
"Essential Knowledge, an independent financial education company based in Mission (Kansas), has expanded in a partnership with Park University to offer employees and teenagers the same education offered to service members." Read more
Financial education could be the new employee assistance
Chief Learning Officer magazine | January 2008
"Seventy percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. USA Today cites concern about personal finances as the No. 1 cause of stress on the job. Reuters finds the average worker costs employers more than $7,000 per employee annually in lost productivity because they worry about and calculate finances while at work." Read more
NEWS RELEASES
Consumer bankruptcies on the rise: local financial education company says basic budgeting can ease money problems | For immediate release: May 5, 2008
Budgeting demystified: download free Basic Budgeting e-book during Greater KC Financial Fitness Week | For immediate release: April 27, 2008
Financial education could be the new employee assistance program offered by companies in 2008 | For immediate release: January 2, 2008
High school students can earn college credit and prepare for handling money on their own in 2008 | For immediate release: January 2, 2008
Service members and military families can learn to handle money and earn college credit in 2008 | For immediate release: July 16, 2007