Thinking through the question, I think a slightly better question would be : Why isn't finance a part of the core curriculum at high school/college (before und

Thinking through the question, I think a slightly better question would be : Why isn't finance a part of the core curriculum at high school/college (before under-grad ?) I honestly can't answer this from the school's POV ( perhaps an elective/extra credit whatever should be a good motivation for students) but a couple of things that parents can do and should do before the said kids reach high-school etc: This can be made as a ritual from a young age where kids can be taught basic concepts whenever pocket money is given and can be given slightly more advanced lessons as they age. Shouldn't take more than 30 mins a week and might actually help kids learn the importance of this way before they get some informal education from the real world. Brb time to teach my 6 year kid how many cents are there in a dollar ;-)