In Case You Missed It: Personal Finance 101
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🗓️ 30 March 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
When we asked you earlier this year about what you wished you learned in school, many of you said personal finance.
And you're not alone: in states across the country, dozens of personal finance education bills are pending.
But what makes for an effective financial education course? And how prepared are Americans to take on their own finances?
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| 0:00.0 | Earlier this year, we asked you what you wish you'd learned in school, but didn't. |
| 0:05.1 | This week we're going back to class and diving into the topics that you asked for in our |
| 0:08.9 | latest series in case you missed it. |
| 0:11.8 | As part of our series, we'll talk about media literacy and civics and nutrition, but |
| 0:16.2 | today we're getting into all that you didn't learn about personal finances. |
| 0:21.1 | And remember to join future conversations, have your questions answered on future topics, |
| 0:25.8 | or just to let us know what you think, tweet us at 1a. |
| 0:37.6 | This is Rich in O'Call, Florida. |
| 0:38.9 | I think financial literacy is one of the most important subjects we could add to our curriculum. |
| 0:44.2 | We live in a capitalist society and more and more a capitalist world. |
| 0:48.9 | By the time kids leave high school, they really need these skills, and if they don't have |
| 0:53.1 | them, we're setting them up for failure. |
| 0:55.7 | If I were in school today, I would really appreciate something that taught me how to |
| 0:59.2 | budget. |
| 1:00.9 | Financial literacy. |
| 1:01.9 | There's probably nothing more that lifts people up than understanding the tool of money |
| 1:08.5 | in improving their lives. |
| 1:10.1 | Hi, this is Julia, Winter Park, Florida. |
| 1:13.6 | I think the most important thing to add to the curriculum is financial help. |
| 1:19.0 | To teach kids how to be financially solid. |
| 1:24.9 | When we asked you earlier this year, what you wish you'd learned in school, so many of |
| 1:29.3 | you said personal finance. |
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