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Seems like the rash of recent economic disasters have woken America up to the fact that education in personal finance is practically non-existent in this country.
So financial educators are starting to pay more attention to the kids. (See, for example, SPEND.GROW.GIVE.) But there’s one little problem… For most kids, personal finance is, well, boring and irrelevant.
Sure, you can talk about it in an Elmo voice, but is that really going to make money matter to young children? And should personal finance education really start in preschool? Starting young probably can’t hurt, but you’ve also got to be smart about how you approach the topic.
What would be the best way for you to learn about personal finance?
What do you think you should know by now? Do you at least know where the money goes?