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Neale Godfrey, Financial Literacy Expert

I'm a Financial Literacy Expert: Schools Can Teach Kids About Money, But Guess Who They Learn From the Most?

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For decades we have argued about where kids should learn about money. Schools? Parents? Somewhere in between? Here's the uncomfortable truth: Financial literacy is not a school subject. It's a family subject.

You can teach algebra in a classroom. You can teach history in a lecture hall. But money? Financial literacy is not about raising kids who know what a mutual fund is. It's about raising adults who understand choices, consequences and responsibility.

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