The Use of Financial Literacy for Growing Personal Finance

Financial literacy played an important role for everyone in managing personal finances.This research aimed to determine how the level of financial literacy in students S1 Facultyof Economics and Business, Universitas Pasundan and investigate what factors are influencingit. The observed respondents were students from the Faculty of Economics andBusiness, Universitas Pasundan. The research data was collected through questionnaires,descriptive analysis, and test multinomial logit. Based on the results of the researchshowed that the level of financial literacy from undergraduate students UniversitasPasundan was in the low category. Financial literacy was determined by gender, GreaterAcademic Achievement (GPA), parental education level, and parental income level;,whereas for age, year of study and residence do not contribute to the research model. Theresults of this study were expected to support personal financial planning of students inimproving the skills of reading, analyzing, and managing their own finances, thus avoidingthe daily financial problems