09-26-2014, 04:15 PM
Goodspeed Wrote:I'm seeing a lot of people say knowledge of finances etc....does anyone have any good reason why that's not taught in school more? Of course kids can be taught outside of school, but if parents don't know the basics of investing etc they might not be able to pass along much knowledge. Really surprised it doesn't seem to be part of regular curriculum - how to save, budget, invest, etc. etc.
Conspiracy by the predatory banking industry to keep people dumb?
/tinfoil hat
I took "consumer mathematics" high school. Calculating interest, amortization of assets, how to balance a ledger, insurance coverages, basic investment, the works. My 800+ FICO and 5 years left on my mortgage says that class was :thumbup:
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