Episode 373: Real Financial Curriculum in Schools with Vince Shorb

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In this episode, we ask:

Did you receive any practical financial education in school?
Would you like to see financial education in schools?
Who is Vince Shorb?
How about lizards?
What about the entrepreneurial spark?
Is there a financial illiteracy epidemic?
What’s Vince’s story?
How has education changed and stayed the same over the last 100 years?
How much time do teachers spend on practical, personal finance?
What outcomes would benefit high school students?
What about reform?
What principles would Vince teach if he were Pope of Education?
What are the financial literacy needs for kids in elementary school?
What about shaping positive behaviors?
At what age do financial habits develop?
What do 7 to 9-year-olds need to learn?
What are some sustainable and practical habits around saving and spending?
What are some considerations for high school students?
What about project based activities?
How does one prepare to select and pay for a rental home and pay bills?
What about college-level students?
What about the risk of college debt?
How do kids learn about money?
What about kids earning money for chores?
How might kids learn about bills, loans and savings?
What can kids manage?
Have you or your kids read the book, the Richest Boy in Athens?
Have you played the game Cash Flow for Kids?
Have you played the game Payday?
Have you seen or read the Tuttle Twins books?
How might kids start their own business?
How about encouraging kids to participate in the Children’s Entrepreneur Market?
How might one move forward after a financial literacy deficit in school?
What about resilience after mistakes have stacked up?
What about income?
What about expenses?
What about savings?
Do you need to earn more?
Do you need to save more?
Why is consistency the key?
What myths need to be busted?
What happens when kids apply practical knowledge?
Would you like to connect with Vince Shorb on LinkedIn?
Would you like to see the financial curriculum?
What about growing and scaling financial literacy in your community?
What are the takeaways?
What are the action steps?

Vince Shorb is one of the country’s leading advocates for promoting financial wellness and a thought leader in teaching and scaling financial education programming.After spending 15 years in financial services working one-on-one with more than 20,000 people, he founded the National Financial Educators Council – an organization dedicated to combating the financial illiteracy epidemic. He is the current CEO of the NFEC, an IACET Accredited company and a Certified B Corporation.