How can I learn to be to be more financially responsible? There are many ways to do this… Listen to a podcast or a TED Talk about personal finances. Read books and news about personal finances. Introduce a book to your book club about personal finance and they you can discuss the contents of the book with others and gain an unofficial support group of sorts. Talk to the more experienced among us, our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Our elders have a wealth or experience that we can learn from without making the mistakes they made. Reach out to your bank to see if there are resources available to you for free or a small fee. When you read the news each day, focus on the personal finance articles that you find helpful and then share the article with others that can benefit as well. Building your financial prowess takes time and you will see there are great financial resources all around you.
Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is the Pastor of Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church (UMC) in Montross, VA. Rev. Dr. Taylor promotes best practices by teaching financial literacy workshops and currently serves as Finance Chair in the Rappahannock River District for the UMC. In May 2015, Rev. Dr. Taylor received her Doctor of Ministry from Virginia University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Rev. Dr. Taylor was born and raised in New York City and recently discovered her ancestral roots in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is married to David Taylor and they have a son and a daughter. Their daughter is a educator and son is an Active-Duty Senior Seaman in the Navy married with three children. In her leisure time, she enjoys traveling, reading, swimming, writing poetry, crocheting and spending time with her family.