There are hundreds of personal finance programs out there, so why choose us?
We understand the perspective of being a first generation / low income student firsthand, and we thread that important perspective through everything that we do–from our founding story, to the content we teach and how we teach it, to the diverse financial experts and instructors appearing in our videos.
Read more about our amazing LIT Voices Instructors below.
Meet Our LIT Voices Instructors
Why does financial literacy matter?
Besides the fact that learning how to manage your money is an objectively important and useful skill, it has significant implications on the trajectory of your life. When it comes to first generation college students, a whopping 52% consider dropping out of college because of financial pressure. This is a solvable problem by equipping students with foundational tools to manage their budgets, credit cards, student loan payments, and more.
Our Leadership Team
We are female owned and operated.
Founder & Advisor
Tara Falcone, CFA & CFP®
Head of Program & Partnerships
Kyle Saelinger, CPC & MSW
Tara’s Story
”Due to unexpected circumstances, I became mostly financially independent at about 14 years old. I worked full-time as a waitress during my high school years and summers to help make ends meet. Then I continued working full-time while on full need-based financial aid at Yale to support myself through college. And while I learned a bit about budgeting and how to make a $20 bill stretch to impossible lengths through the school of hard knocks, I had never been formally taught how to make smart financial decisions for the future, how to put my hard earned money to work, or protect myself from financial risk.
It wasn’t until I started working on Wall Street that my eyes opened to another financial world: one where individuals have the knowledge and tools they need to make smart financial decisions that are aligned with their goals. I knew I had to do something to make that world accessible to people like my friends and family. So I left Wall Street, and created LIT in order to provide the Personal Finance 101 course I wished I had had to other young adults.
Empowering the next generation – especially FGLI students like me – to take control of their finances is a great responsibility and honor. Seeing students #getLIT and become more confident with money is an absolute joy. I hope you’ll allow us the privilege of serving your students too.”
- TARA FALCONE, Founder of LIT
Contact Us To Learn More
We work with high school programs, college programs, non-profits, and other communities of learners. TRIO grant funded or not, as long as you are focused on helping first generation / low income students with their money – we want to talk to you!
