

Because it presents what your teen needs to understand through a big-picture lens, not a zoomed-in, idealized, frankly quite narrow-minded viewpoint.īecause doggone it, the outdated methods didn’t work for me, and they might not have worked for you, either. You need something realistic, something that applies to THIS new day and age-something that could actually apply to EVERY day and age-because the information isn’t slanted in one direction or limited in scope. You need something that gives them the wisdom and information they’ll need in order to determine what is the best course of action in ANY circumstance, considering ALL the possible options, not just the one deemed by someone else as the only acceptable path. You need something better than what is out there. How will you prepare your teen for what lies ahead? For the decisions they’ll need to make? For the fact that no matter how much you plan, life sometimes throws crazy Rona-style curveballs at you? Usually it fits a few, sometimes many, but definitely not all.Īnd these days, personal finance is a much more complicated animal than it was even a few years ago. Trying to follow a one-size-fits-all financial ideology doesn’t always work.īecause one size hardly ever fits all. Overview: When you want a personal finance curriculum for high school that isn’t the same outdated information you’ve heard before, check this one out! Note: This post sponsored by Personal Finance Illustrated® but all opinions are my own.
