Economic Way of Thinking w/ Susan Doty Univ. of Texas at Tyler

In this episode, Rory and guest co-host Julie Johnson speak with Susan Doty, founding director of the Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy at the University of Texas at Tyler. Listen as Susan breaks down her 'Economic Way of Thinking,' highlighting why everything we value is scarce, why we can't have it all, and how this means we have to make choices. Learn about Susan's "First Responder Finance" course, that provides finance and economics education for social workers and criminal justice majors. Learn about the Gen Z trend of "soft saving" and how the younger generation is prioritizing life experiences over traditional long-term retirement savings. Curious about how we can start to have the financial literacy conversation with kids at a younger age? Are you interested in the learning education, social work, criminal justice, and traditional finance? Do you want to know ways you can get involved in P-20 education to improve financial literacy in our education system? Find out the answers to these questions and more with Professor Susan Doty!