George Osborne Quotes

The education system should teach us about money; it's an incredibly big subject. I run into people all the time that don't have the first clue of what they should do about money.

Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights.

In our time, the curse is monetary illiteracy, just as inability to read plain print was the curse of earlier centuries.

Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.

You have to teach children about money intentionally - create teachable moments.

You know for years, I've heard financial experts stress the importance of teaching your kids about money, but it wasn't until I saw my own son's perspective change that I became a true believer.

I am all for trying to teach household finance in schools, starting as early as possible. And when it comes to high school, I think learning about compound interest is at least as important as trigonometry or memorizing the names of all 50 state capitals.

Today, there's no excuse for not learning how to get our financial houses in order. Some of us close our eyes, take a deep breath and say a prayer when it comes to managing our finances.

When you get to college, they're never teaching you how to start a credit line or get a loan on a car, things of that nature.

When you break finances down in a way that kids can understand, it creates financial literacy that grows with them as they become adults.

In terms of my profession, I'm passionate about financial literacy. I want to live in a financially literate society. I want kids to understand the importance of savings and investing. I want to try to replicate the great savers who came out of the Depression, the best savers the country has ever seen. It's crucial that people understand the importance of financial literacy, because it's actually life saving.

You know, the old version was about balancing a checkbook. The new version is about the risks of debt, which is so much more widely available. So I think it's important that we design relevant financial literacy courses, and teach them starting early in grade school.

I say all the time I think there should be some courses in the regular schooling system that isn't, even like about credit, things that matter later in life. I learned the harder way: 'Look, I got a $500 credit card in the mail, let's go shopping!'

I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended up ruling me a little bit more than it should have. So I'm trying to learn - at this late stage in life! - to actually control that.

Most people aren't honest with themselves about money.

Remember that credit is money.

I don't think there are any students who should not be exposed to a basic financial literacy course.

Without any formal personal finance instruction in our high school or college curricula, many college seniors who graduate in the red will continue to make common financial mistakes that only exacerbate their debt burdens.

Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.

Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.

You don't need credit.

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Remember, either you control your money or it will control you.

I'd say the main way people get into terrible financial trouble is just to spend too much money relative to their income, and that is an endemic problem in the United States of America, and that's the kind of thing that should be taught about in schools.

My mom taught me not to talk about money.