It's Financial Literacy Month and we at Go Banking Rates are working to educate Americans on how to improve their financial savvy so they can get smarter and grow richer. To kick things off, we created this infographic -- the Balance Sheet for the American Family. After all, how can you get your financial house in order if you don't know what's wrong to begin with? (Click Image to Enlarge) Share this infographic on your blog or website and tell us your thoughts. Just copy and paste this code snippet: Americans Aren't Planning for the Future The data shows that one area where Americans need to seriously improve their financial knowledge is retirement planning. More than 1/3 of Americans aren't contributing any money to retirement funds like 401(k) plans or IRAs. Once they do retire, these people rely solely on Social Security for income. More than half of today's retirees have less than $25,000 in savings. That means that if they face major unexpected expenses such as a large medical...