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literacy is a fundamental human right'  LearnVest founder and
CEO Alexa von Tobel talks about fighting the shame many people
have about their money    • Jump to comments () money face fears
save You have to face your money straight on, says Von Tobel.
Photograph: Image Source/Getty Images  Somehow New Year’s Day
has come and gone, and the resolutions that we make year after
year are already haunting us. Exercise. Save money. Don’t spend
so much. Don’t eat so much. Pay off that debt.  Finding the
right diet or the right exercise routine, as hard as it can be,
is nothing compared to holding on to those hard earned dollars
that always seems to be running away from us. Financial planning
can be scary, overwhelming and complicated. Sure, there are
financial planners that can help us with our finances, but for a
wide swath of the population they often charge more than we can
afford to spare in the first place.  That’s exactly why in 2009,
Alexa von Tobel dec