April is Financial Literacy Month. It’s time to step up and make sure you know your personal finance basics. If you have kids, whether first graders or teenagers, it’s also a great time to help educate them about healthy money habits.

This month was originally created by The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, and has since officially designated in a resolution by the United States Senate and by presidential proclamation.

The month is celebrated by a host of government agencies and private companies with a stake in helping us get smart, money-wise.

You can further your personal finance know-how by reading my weekly roundup of favorite blog posts!

1. Dinks Finance lists how we can think like a bank in order to make sure that we always have money in the bank.

2. How does a $500 annual fee sound? Ask Mr. Credit Card compares the high-end Visa Black card to the Citi Chairman card.

3. The Digerati Life explains why we may need an emergency plan for windfalls so  we are prepared to use this “free money” wisely.

4. Trent at The Simple Dollar has noticed a theme with personal finance problems, so he offers advice on how to plan to avoid financial stress.

5. A guest post on Five Cent Nickel explains why credit card companies are wooing the wealthy and what they’re doing to tempt them.

6. In honor of Financial Literacy Month, Money Ning educates readers on some of the basics, such as knowing that your credit history matters.

7. Overloaded with debt? Bucksome Boomer reveals three options for climbing out of the red.

8. Wisebread analyzes the claims made in John Commuta’s radio ads about his debt relief program and discusses why some of them are unrealistic.

9. Money Crashers lists six warning signs that you may have a less-than-stellar credit score.

10. Christian Personal Finance provides five tips for spring cleaning your finances — one big one being assessing your debt.

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