Financial knowledge is a very good skill to have. Whether we want it or not, most aspects of our lives are about money. Data from the World Economic Forum shows that about half of Americans are financially literate. In the EU, 65% of citizens understand inflation, and 45% can explain compound interest.
Understanding economics can be hard, but the WEF explains that "it's important to develop a basic understanding of the influential role money plays in our work, social life, health, education and everything in between."
Perhaps driven by the knowledge that more than a third of the population is probably not very well-versed in financial matters, one netizen decided to ask what the dead giveaways are. "What screams 'I'm economically illiterate'?" they wrote.
Some commenters misreading the question and giving answers about finance is pretty ironic, we have to admit. But, at the same time, it's a good reminder of how important educating yourself about money, personal finance, and economics is, right?
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Not investing in my pyramid scheme. You, yes, you who are not like this dumba*s, you who know how to invest how to win in life contact me for this extremely great opportunity for me to take your money. people that fall for this kind of things.
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