Download or read book Financial Illiteracy: an American Epidemic written by Howard B. Slaughter and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Low-income Americans are often unprepared to make sound financial decisions. This study examines the lived experiences of African American high school students who participated in the one week Web-based Financial Literacy Training Residency Program (WBFLTRP) on the campus of Robert Morris University. Phase one included a field observations of 49 participants, and phase two used the Practical Money Skills for Life (PMSL) website as the basis for instruction, assessment, and evaluation.