
In this era of economic insecurity, spiking inflation, and diminished -- if not evaporated -- personal savings, is it any wonder that the up-and-coming generation of young people are calling themselves "Generation Debt"? Researchers warn that credit card use, student loans, and minuscule savings are the familiar torpedoes that can sink a young life. The sooner youth learn the basic of successful financial management, the better. And that's a lesson author and financial guru Suze Orman has been bringing to as wide an audience as possible for nearly three decades. Named in 2008 as one of Time magazine's one hundred most influential people, Orman has written six consecutive New York Times best sellers and produced and hosted PBS and CNBC programs. She regularly contributes to Yahoo Personal Finance and O: The Oprah Magazine.
It would have to be one who inspires you to be more than you ever dreamed you could be.
Becoming class president.
When I got the lowest reading score in the class one year.
A public, inner-city school.
I was always the one who wanted to be someone other than myself -- that's kind of how I felt about it. I always thought somebody else was better than I was, more popular than I was, and prettier. So I would have to admit that I was a wannabe.
Math, absolutely -- math.
Easy: the cost and quality.
It's impossible to learn your own self-worth.
The true purpose of money.
Oh, I learned something new today, actually. I learned that Einstein said, "You can't solve a problem from the same level of consciousness that created the problem."
How to do what's right instead of what's easy.
A hot dog, watermelon, and caramels -- love that.
One of my books could be called a textbook. The Road to Wealth is like the tome of finance. But if I were to write any textbook for school on anything, it would be How to Be as Happy in Your Sadness as You Are in Your Happiness.
K.T., my current life partner.
Links:
[1] http://www.edutopia.org/edutopia-staff
[2] http://www.edutopia.org/credit-card-education
[3] http://www.edutopia.org/high-school-tax-assistance
[4] http://www.edutopia.org/pop-quiz-linda-ellerbee
[5] http://www.edutopia.org/martin-scorsese-teaching-visual-literacy-video