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So what did you study in school?

You probably got the basics in English and math, and if you went on to higher education,

you may have acquired some specialized knowledge too.

But how many classes did you take in building up your credit score,

or doing your taxes, or having a good relationship, or finding

your passion in life. Probably not too many. Because while these are things that would be

incredibly useful to know in your 20s and beyond, for some reason, our education system seems to

skip over basic life skills. That's why we're glad to have Rafi Grinberg

on the show today. Rafi created a wildly popular course at Boston College called Adulting

101. And now he's gathered his wisdom in a book called How to Be a Grownup, the 14

essential skills you didn't know you needed until just now.

Whatever age you are, we think you'll get something out of the big ideas Rafi's going to share right after this quick break.

Music Hey you, I'm Andrew Seaman.

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