Financial literacy for students is a big push for educators and local businesses, teaching personal finance, the importance of saving, and how the financial sector works. Ben Currie with TruBank tells KNIA News starting that education early is important to having kids growing up making responsible financial decisions later in life.

“We do try as best as possible to start in the early years, talking with elementary and then high school students. Talk about what saving is, how banks work, what they need to do when they get a job, and how to spend money. Getting in the early years of really educating from the get-go what to do with your money and saving.”

TruBank employees were featured on In Depth with Dr. Bob Leonard, discussing finances, short and long term planning, and education.