The Incredible, Rage-Inducing Inside Story of America’s Student Debt Machine

bclemms said

If we taught our kids that in grade school we'd be a much better country.

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Or even high school.

I've talked to several financial advisors who all say the same thing. We don't teach our kids the basics of personal finance at any level in school. And sure, that is something that parents should be teaching their own kids, in an ideal world, but those parents most of the time are where the kids get their bad habits in the first place, so it's not like they know any better either.