Leave the Tech Alone
Financial education for Gen Z may benefit from another approach There seems to be an app for everything nowadays. From shopping and dating to pet grooming and fuel refills, you needn’t get off the sofa anymore. Recently there has been a veritable explosion in the…
For Gen Z: 5 Common Myths about becoming Financially Literate
For most of Gen Z, financial literacy is an ‘unconscious incompetence’. They don’t know they don’t know this. They are also unaware of how critically important this skill is to their future. But aside from this there are a number of widely pervading myths surrounding…
For Gen Z, Financial Literacy isn’t enough
Why Gen Z Need to Upgrade from Financial Literacy to Financial Empowerment Financial literacy for Gen Z is a matter of huge concern and consternation. In a space where most stakeholders would be would be massively thrilled just with meeting the elusive ‘financially literate’ criteria,…
3 Essential Money Attitudes to Instill in Teenagers
Parenting is hard, even when we know what to do. So, it’s no wonder we find teaching our teenagers about money extremely challenging. Most of us haven’t had the luxury of being financially educated ourselves. Add to that our perennial shortage of time, patience and…
3 Things We Should Teach Our Teens About Money
Money is intricately entwined in every aspect our lives, at every stage of our lives. So it stands to reason that we should be expertly trained in the skill of money management and financial decision making from an early age. Yet because this isn’t for…
Enough with the sham initiatives – Gen Z deserve more when it comes to financial education
Enough with the sham initiatives – Gen Z deserve more when it comes to financial education Money. It’s the one thing most adults lose sleep over, stress over and fight over. Yet oddly enough, it’s the one topic we aren’t intentionally preparing the next generation…
Why Teach Your Teens About Money?
The short answer is because you have the most to lose, (other than your teens) if you don’t. Money is intricately entwined with almost every aspect of adulthood, from deciding on a career, a credit card, a car loan, a mortgage and investment options to…
The Fault In Our Stars
If the powers be had a diabolical plan to keep much of the world’s population subservient, stressed and short-sighted, because that suited their business interests — all they would have to do is deliberately ensure that much of world’s population is unschooled in the subject…
Seek First to Understand
It’s in our nature to look for quick fixes, instant gratification and magic bullets. We hastily throw half baked solutions at convoluted, insidious problems and are very quick to fly the ‘mission accomplished’ banner high and proud. It makes us feel smart and decisive. It…
Ring In The New…
It’s the start of another year…a clean slate…a fresh start. We’re handed a chance to change the way we eat, pray, love and behave for the next 356 days so that this time next year we can feel a bit better about ourselves. So won’t…
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