Teens Listen up: What Fathers Really Want
This Father’s Day you probably spent a ton of money, most likely your dads’ to begin with, to buy him something nice. And the sentiment is lovely. For next year though, I’d like you to consider giving him something novel. This isn’t something you can…
Cui Bono
Financial illiteracy should be a crime. That is, an activity considered a grave offense, harmful or wrong. Look at the disastrous fallout, and the reason it should be a crime becomes obvious. It greatly harms those afflicted. It has catastrophic consequences not just on their…
An Idiot, An Imposter & An Iconoclast
I am all three. Undeniably, unapologetically and deliberately so. And that’s made me a better educator. An Idiot: I am often the resident idiot in the room (or on the zoom call), because I need the things I hear/ learn to make sense. I need…
Quit Playing Games With Our Teens
This is a cease and desist request to companies peddling all versions of get-rich-quick snake oil to our teens. Stop it. Really. Stop telling our 8-13 year olds they can learn all about Bitcoin and how to invest in it, in half an hour no…
A Fin-Ed Vaccine for Your Teenager
Vaccines are miracle of science. They handily beat all other medical procedures in lives saved and disabling illnesses prevented. From poliomyelitis & tetanus to diphtheria, tuberculosis, measles and meningitis, vaccines have eradicated a whole host of crippling diseases from most parts of the world. They…
A Rebel Educator
If you ask most teenagers how they feel about school, you will get responses typically ranging from bored and disinterested to confused and frustrated. While many say it’s fun and that they love it, what they are commonly referring to is their social circle at…
If You Think It’s About Money, You’ve Missed The Point
Money can’t buy happiness, they say. Let not burden teens with learning about money, they say. Teens need to focus on their grades and getting into good universities, we shouldn’t fill their heads with ideas of riches and wealth prematurely, they say. That’s a load…
Would You Give Your Teen The Red Pill or The Blue Pill?
If you’re like most parents, you’d rather not do either. The less contentious the interactions we have with our teenagers, the better our mental health will be. But using an analogy from the 1999 science fiction film The Matrix, imagine for a moment that you had…
10 Things to Look for In a Financial Education Provider
Once you’ve decided that your teen needs to learn about money and how to make smarter money decisions, you’ve got to gear-up for the next step: How do you choose a great financial education provider? While we would love to be your provider of choice,…
5 Attributes of a Powerful Financial Education Program for Teens
The economic fallout of the recent pandemic has pushed financial education or rather the lack of it, into the spotlight globally. There are now scores of ‘experts’ and institutions offering financial education programs that they claim will teach your teens about money and end your…
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