Every day, teenagers are asked to make financial decisions. Some of the decisions are small. Should I buy that coffee? How will I get the money for those concert tickets? But others will affect the rest of their lives in profound ways. Should I go to college? If I do, how will I pay for it? What about student loans?
The world moves fast. The economic landscape has transformed, handing more financial responsibility to individuals, often at an early age. The need for widespread financial education has never been more urgent.
Doesn’t it make sense for students to have the knowledge they need before they make costly, life-changing decisions?
Young people drive our economies—and our future—but most of them have never learned to save, manage, and invest their money. A financial education program is one of the most effective ways to teach money management at an early age and lay a foundation for success later in life.
To be free from financial worry is one of life’s great aspirations. That’s where financial literacy comes in. You can use it to your advantage every time you make a decision about money.
Financial literacy matters to everyone, because your choices have the potential to reverberate far beyond your own life, to those in your family, school, and community. You will never stop making decisions with your money, so it’s important to be educated so you can make good ones. The earlier you learn basic financial concepts and skills, the sooner you can make a difference on a personal, local, and even national level.