Money Talk: Teaching Teens Financial Responsibility

Setting up teenagers for success through financial empowerment

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I’ve been going into the public schools for the past few years teaching teenagers about money. Ever since my children reached their teen years, in talking with other parents, it dawned on me that most of us missed out on learning the basics about money. Interestingly enough, though schools now focus on science and technology, they fall woefully short preparing students for financial independence after high school. In my work helping adults heal their relationship with money, I often hear complaints about how they were never taught to save or the dangers of credit card abuse. In