Economics
Young People Are Starving for Classes on Finance, Tips on Taxes
- Financial literacy skills have been slipping for all Americans
- Benefits of early financial education extend over a lifetime
It helps to have a few classes on personal finance.
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Gen Z is veering into the world of student loans, first apartments and financial burdens -- and they’re hungry for help in figuring it all out.
Three out of four recent high school graduates said they wish a class on personal finance had been a mandatory part of their education, according to a study released this month by Experian. Young people were mostly keen to learn how to save money, manage expenses and file taxes, the consumer-credit reporting company found in a survey of 18- and 19-year-olds.