Where were you when I was a kid?
By Tammy Johnston
We all make the best decisions we can with the knowledge and resources we have available at the time. So how do we make better financial decisions?
The first thing we need to do is start learning the truth about money as soon as possible. Whenever I teach my Financial Journeys class one of the most common comments I get is, Where were you when I was a kid? If I had learned this stuff in school I would have been so much further ahead.
The unfortunate truth is Canadians have the lowest rate of financial literacy in the westernized world. Our schools do not teach about money. Even when you get into college and university and take the finance and economics classes you don’t learn anything of real, every day value. So the vast majority of people are left to make some of the most important decisions of their lives with nothing more than a hope and a prayer.
Our world is becoming more and more complicated especially in the financial realm. We are sending our future generations onto a playing field that is fraught with dangers and opportunities and where the rules are constantly changing. So how can we help give our kids, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and young friends a better start then we were given?
This fall the first set in the Financial Foundations series of children’s financial books is being released. These books teach kids the fundamentals about money in a fully illustrated, beautiful setting. Our goal is to give kids everywhere the tools to ask questions, understand how money works, how to set goals, how to set up a simple budget that works, understand the facts about credit, learn how daily choices affect our lives, and learn how to keep a long term perspective and balance in life.
To pre-order your sets for delivery by Christmas please go to www.financialfoundationsbooks.com/the_books.htm Also, $10 from every set sold goes to World Vision Canada to help kids around the world get an education as well. Help us give kids the tools they need to survive and thrive in our complicated world.
“A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.”
Annonymous
Tammy Johnston is the President and CEO of www.thefinancialguides.com.
Category: Business
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