March Money Madness

The NCAA college basketball March Madness tournament has dominated our television watching this weekend in the Morrison household. My two guys have both filled out March Madness brackets so they have a vested interest in what teams are winning. One of them picked Kansas to win. The other one picked Gonzaga.

In today's column, Michelle Singletary shares a link to www.financialfour.org created by the National Endowment for Financial Education and the Financial Planning Association. It's an interactive bracket of 32 financial goals that you can use to pick your most important money issues.

The winning pick is "Live within your means." That's what I picked too. My final four were:

• Emergency savings.
• Adequate insurance.
• Tackle debt.
• Live within your means.

What are your picks?

 Also in her column, Michelle Singletary shares a link to www.smartaboutmoney.org. It's a program of the National Endowment for Financial Education with 10 basic steps to meet your goals.

Good luck with your March Madness bracket picks, financial or otherwise.