Being financially illiterate can lead to financial disaster, as it increases the likelihood of accumulating unsustainable debt burdens due to poor spending decisions or a lack of long-term planning.
It may be shocking to consider, but financial literacy is dead. At least, the way we’ve been talking about it. Sure, understanding the basics of money is important. But a grasp of the basics is not ...
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When I was teaching economics to first-year college students, I was often met with blank stares when I discussed micro-economics and household budgets. The students lacked familiarity of financial ...
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T-Pain may want to buy you a drink—but rest assured that he isn’t going to put it on credit, or use a “buy now, pay later” app to settle up with the bartender. The acclaimed hip-hop and R&B artist ...