• shortwavesurfer@monero.town
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    3 months ago

    Pretty certain my financial class was this is how to get a credit score which is completely the wrong thing to be teaching.

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      3 months ago

      We practiced fucking check writing and balancing a checkbook even though online checking and computers existed already ok? At least something you learned was still relevant.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I like the general idea, but I had something similar in high school and it was completely useless. The best way to learn to budget is with your own finances, doing examples just doesn’t stick. Hopefully kids will learn a little something, and the teachers will as well.

  • makeasnek@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Will they cover monetary policy and how an inflationary currency means your money will lose half its value every 50 years?