You can’t teach money?
I just got around to my latest issue of Money magazine and I was very surprised to find an article called, “Why you can’t teach money.” It was an interview with a law professor who says that teaching people about money is not only a waste of time, but it is dangerous as well.
She claims that sending high-schoolers to personal finance classes and adult retirement seminars may actually cause worse financial behavior.
Seeing this article caused me to come up with a couple follow up questions…
Why would money magazine print an article that suggests their whole existence is a waste of time?
Maybe they secretly realize that it is absurd.
If you can’t teach people money, then how did I get taught?
I can’t speak for others, but I know for myself that I have learned a whole lot that I did not know before about money.
How did she get taught?
While, she didn’t say […]
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