Do you know how many bucks you have ? - financial literacy for teenagers and why its important !
With India having more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 , its set to become one of the youngest country with 64 % of its population in the working age group by 2021. The rising job opportunities and with technology changing every day the future Careers are going to evolve with lot of changes and trends with multi skills and diversed career profiles. But one thing that remains stagnant and important is the role of money ! How good are the youth to handle their finances ? Do they have the proper financial awareness ? Sadly, money is not taught in schools. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills, but not on financial skills. This explains why smart bankers, doctors, and accountants who earned excellent grades may struggle financially all their lives. And one of the reasons the rich get richer , the poor get poorer , and the middle class struggles in debt is that the subject of money is taught at home , not in school. Most of us learn about money from ou