The problem is high school students are studying up on calculus, advanced chemistry, and world history, but most aren't learning the fundamentals of money management and personal finances which helps them financially navigate not only in the real world but in tomorrow's global economy. Unfortunately, most who will graduate from high school will be without being taught basic money lessons, including how to create a budget or write a check. Personally I find it appalling that only 13 states require high school students to take a personal-finance class to graduate, according a survey released in March by the nonprofit Council for Economic Education (CEE).
Exposing teens to strategies to better themselves financially is an essential 21st century survival skill. Teens deserve to be int