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title: Excite Credit Union Blog | John Hogan
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## [It's Financial Literacy Month!!  Four Youth Savings Heroes](https://blog.excitecu.org/holy-financial-literacy-month-four-youth-savings-heroes?hsLang=en)

[By John Hogan](https://blog.excitecu.org/author/john-hogan)

 April 16, 2021

[Savings](https://blog.excitecu.org/topic/savings?hsLang=en)

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 Spring has sprung and it has never been a better time to be a young saver! Since April is National Credit Union Youth Month AND Financial Literacy Month, we wanted to feature four super heroes who are on the front lines supporting youth across the...

[Read More](https://blog.excitecu.org/holy-financial-literacy-month-four-youth-savings-heroes?hsLang=en)

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