Financial literacy can mean the difference between spending your life stressed over money and living in peace and comfort.
Now high schools are recognizing the benefits of teaching kids about personal finance.
According to CNBC, about 25 states have passed legislation to make personal financial education a requirement for graduation. Today more than half of high school students in the U.S. will have some instruction in personal finances.
Finance classes teach real-world lessons about income, taxes, spending, saving and credit scores.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
