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I wholeheartedly agree with your first two points. On that last note, I think we're already far ahead of the curve when it comes to entrepreneurship. We're enc
by stanley 15y ago
I wholeheartedly agree with your first two points.
On that last note, I think we're already far ahead of the curve when it comes to entrepreneurship. We're encouraging our kids to take chances, but giving them little when it comes to financial education. I think that alone contributes to the large amount of debt per capita in this country.
But since we're on the topic of entrepreneurs, good ideas don't succeed on their own, nothing new here. To elaborate on that, you can't execute without having the capital to get yourself from idea to prototype. That said, I can't tell you how many times I've seen talented individuals hold themselves back from following through on great ideas because they don't know how to set aside money that would later provide them with the time to focus on those great ideas.
Regardless of how one views our educational system, we aren't doing enough to teach the fundamentals of managing money. It's both surprising and depressing how many people don't comprehend the basics of credit cards, loans, insurance, bills, etc..
- timjahn 15y agoYou're spot on with your last point. More financial basics education is needed.