The Missing Key to Success: Financial Literacy for High Schoolers

We all want our children to be well educated so they can lead successful lives, but some of the most important subject matter for success is missing from school curricula. Financial literacy includes things like checking and savings accounts, budgeting, investing, the use of credit and credit cards, insurance, paying taxes, paying for college, and even the purchase of a home. But there isn’t much in the way of personal finance on the list of classes that kids take in high school.   The guest in this episode is hoping to change that. Yanely Espinal is a millennial financial educator who started her career as a teacher and is now on a mission to convince lawmakers to make personal finance a high school graduation requirement. She serves as the Director of Educational Outreach at Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) and has been instrumental in getting legislation passed in several states including Florida (SB1054), Michigan (HB5190), Georgia (SB 220), Rhode Island (H 5491) and North Carolina (HB 924). CNBC called her “the millennial fighting for Gen Z to learn about money in school.”   Yanely, who’s also known on the internet as MissBeHelpful, is also the author of a newly released book on the topic called: “Mind Your Money: Insightful Stories and Strategies to Help You Reach Your #MoneyGoals.” Her new book is available on Amazon. She’s also the host of a podcast called “Financially Inclined from Marketplace” and one of the youngest members of CNBC’s Financial Wellness Council, among other notable accomplishments.    If you’d like to learn more about how real estate can give you financial freedom, we encourage you to visit our website at realwealthshow.com. As always, please remember to subscribe to this podcast if you haven’t already. If you have a few minutes, please leave us one of those starry reviews!    Thanks for listening! Kathy Fettke