{"id":543,"date":"2020-07-20T08:46:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T08:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thephoenixfls.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2020-11-11T04:27:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T04:27:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thephoenixfls.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"543\" class=\"elementor elementor-543\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-343c13fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"343c13fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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Florida, decided to venture away from down south to the Tampa Bay area in 1996.\u00a0 Graduate of University of South Florida, Bachelor degree in Special Education with a specialization in Specific Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disorders and a Masters degree in Elementary Education from Nova Southeastern University.\u00a0 Creator of The Phoenix Financial Literacy Services, in June 2020 after teaching less than 6 months as an AVID Teacher at the largest Middle School in Hillsborough County serving over 1900 students.\u00a0 It was there where the phrase &#8220;preparing students for life&#8221; took on a personal new meaning. Statistics show\u00a0two-thirds of American adults\u00a0cannot pass a basic financial literacy test.\u00a0 Students are graduating without the proper knowledge and skills to manage their personal finances.\u00a0 You ask why?\u00a0 Mainly because it is not being taught in the school setting and we are left to figure it out as we go or learn from others who had not been adequately taught.\u00a0\u00a0According to Forbes, overall, &#8220;people want to make good financial decisions that set them up for success both today and in the future, but most never had the opportunity to learn how to do it.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0Just by that alone, The Phoenix Financial Literacy Services was born to pour financial literacy into our community starting with our youth, starting at the age of 9.\u00a0 It is never too early to begin learning how to make, save, and invest money.\u00a0 It is time that we, as a community, understand how a checking account works, what using a credit card really means, and how to avoid debt.\u00a0 Financial literacy impacts the daily issues an average family makes when trying to budget, buy a home, fund education and ensure adequate finances for retirement.\u00a0 It is time we rise to family financial empowerment.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s get educated!\u00a0 Knowledge is Power!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5b386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad5b386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tonya Wright,<br>Financial Educator Instructor\nNLMS #2003455<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31923cc elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31923cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ff5b3\" data-id=\"39ff5b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b329e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1b329e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Choose Us<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3807a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3807a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financial Literacy Pushed Forward!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4a095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa4a095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a deficit with education around Financial Literacy in America. 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