Abstract
Financial literacy is often known to be the essential knowledge of financial matters and desirable at¬titudes which leads to outcomes related to money and finance .It is the ability to make informed judgments take effective decisions regarding the use and management of money. It enables individuals to improve their overall wellbeing and plans to secure their future. Students have tremendous scope to develop an ideal financial way of life that would tap their future earnings towards achieving financial wellbeing. The present study is conducted among 100 college going girl students at the undergraduate and post graduate levels in Arts and Science Colleges of Kottayam,Kerala with a view to understand their level of financial literacy with respect to their financial knowledge and financial Attitudes.
Key words: Financial Literacy, Financial Knowledge, Financial Attitude, College going Girl Students.
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