The Student Money Expert™ Launches the DollarCamp Financial Survival System™, the First-Ever Program to Teach High School and College Kids about Budgeting, Credit Cards and Credit Scores

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stephen Epstein, the Student Money Expert™, today launched the first-ever financial literacy program to prevent young adults from racking up credit card debt and ruining their credit. The DollarCamp Financial Survival System™ (www.DollarCamp.com) is specifically designed to teach high school and college students how to control spending, how credit cards work and how to build strong credit scores.

Fifty percent of college students graduate with $5,000 or more of high-interest credit card debt (Sallie Mae), and nearly one-third of students admit that they were “not at all” or “not very well prepared” for managing their money once they got to college (KeyBank and Harris Interactive).

Through his San Francisco-based company, DollarCamp™, Epstein is doing something about this financial mess through a comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand crash course on financial literacy for high school and college kids.

“Unfortunately, most kids are absolutely clueless about money when they leave home and go to college and into the real world. Students have drug education, sex education and driver’s education, but no financial education,” said Epstein. “When I went to college, money wasn't real to me, and I was oblivious to my credit score. I saw all my friends treat credit cards like they were free money. I have parents that were very vigilant, and I still managed to screw it up.”

After racking up credit card debt in college and in his early twenties, Epstein knew it was time to get his financial house in order. Yet nothing existed to help young adults understand budgeting, credit cards, credit scores and how to stay out of debt. So he consulted dozens of personal finance books and experts, spoke to accountants and certified financial planners. Based on his research, Epstein developed a system that helped him get out of debt and get on the road to great credit and a healthy savings and investment portfolio.

“I wanted to create a way to really get through to kids about money,” said Epstein. “Most teens, and adults for that matter, think that learning about personal finance is boring. What we’re doing at DollarCamp is exploding that myth.”

Decked out as his alter-ego, “Sir Broke-A-Lot,” and backed up by the catchy DollarCamp rap theme song, Epstein gave more than 100 packed seminars to California high schools, colleges and parent groups. After such an enthusiastic response from adults and students, he decided to create a system available to everyone.

The Financial Survival System’s entertaining three-step program consists of DVDs, illustrated course books, slideshows, audio guides, special reports, and unlimited online phone conference support.

Step 1: The DollarCamp Budgeting SystemTM explains why most budgets fail and shows how to create one that works along with foolproof tools for implementing a budget and tracking spending.

Step 2: The DollarCamp FoundationsTM teaches students and parents critical lessons about credit cards and debt while pointing out avoidable money mistakes.

Step 3: The DollarCamp Credit Building SystemTM teaches students the importance of credit scores, how to build solid credit and how to save a fortune in wasted interest payments.

Through the at-home program, students watch the DVDs and work through the print materials, complete the assignments and join the weekly conference calls with Epstein. Parents enjoy access to the Financial Survival Network™ to collaborate with each other to change the way their kids handle money. Also part of the program, students can take an online exam to become DollarCamp Certified™, proving to parents and potential employers that they are serious about money management and financial literacy.

The DollarCamp Financial Survival System™ costs three payments of $300 or one payment of $837, with 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. It’s available exclusively through www.DollarCamp.com.

About Stephen Epstein, The Student Money Expert™

Since founding DollarCamp™ in 2006, Epstein has led more than 100 seminars for high school and college students on financial literacy. He is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance™ (CEPF) and co-host of “DollarTalk Radio” on KNBR 1050 AM in San Francisco. Epstein graduated from the University of Southern California with honors in 2003, where he racked up $4,000 in credit card debt, and then worked in real estate development as an analyst. He devised a system that helped him get out of debt and get on the road to great credit and a healthy savings and investment portfolio. Then Epstein developed the Financial Survival System™ to teach others how to control their spending, stay out of credit card debt and build good credit. Epstein, 27, enjoys living well and debt-free in San Francisco.

For more information, visit www.dollarcamp.com. To receive a media kit or to set up interviews with Stephen Epstein, please contact Romi Neustadt at rneustadt@gmail.com or 406-579-9947.