Money Week Houston 2008 was a week long financial awareness campaign scheduled for September 14-20, 2008 throughout Greater Houston Metropolitan Area aimed at helping Houstonians to be "Money Smart about Your Finances".  

With the help of our committed Corporate and Community Partners we brought together leading financial literacy experts from across the nation to provide financial advise/assistance/education.

Due to Hurricane Ike striking Houston and the Gulf Coast area on September 12, the entire week was postponed out of safety reasons.     

Before the postponement the following was in place:

Over 180 FREE financial education seminars that were planned throughout Greater Houston during Money Week Houston 2008 More than 130 leading partner organizations, including businesses, financial organizations, schools, universities, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media were involved. Click here to see a listing of the 2008 Money Week Houston Partner organizations. Nine key Central Events were planned including: Keynote Luncheon Speech by U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral Kickoff at the Federal Reserve Bank Dallas - Houston Branch A Town Hall Meeting with Kelvin Boston Charity Golf Tournament Student Financial Empowerment Summit

Another key facet of Money Week 2008 was the "Smart Kid Essay Contest".

The “Smart Kid” Essay Contest is aimed at helping students develop knowledge of economic and personal finance concepts, understand budgets and the importance of financial planning and become better prepared for their future roles as consumers, investors, and workers.