Did everyone catch Excellent Eileen's column yesterday on financial literacy? If you didn't, as they say in Monopoly, do not pass go. Do not collect $200 because you wouldn't know what to do with it anyway.

Now, some who know me well, will say I'm talking out of the side of my mouth because I'm just about as bad at math as you can get. My sisters tease me all the time because it takes me a minute or five to compute how much to tip the waiter from the bill.

Waddaya expect here? I'm a writer, not a mathematician!

But look, that's no longer a valid excuse. Eileen says that people stumped by even basic financial concepts face serious consequences because the decisions you make at this stage can determine whether you can retire comfortably or run out of money late in life.

To prepare for National Financial Literacy Month in April, take this test that ran in Eileen's column:

1. If the chance of getting a disease is 10 percent, how many people out of 1,000 would be expected to get the disease?

2. If five people all have the winning number in the lottery and the prize is $2 million, how much will each get?

3. You have $200 in a savings account that earns 10 percent in interest each year. How much would you have in the account after two years?