Pure, Driven, Snow

I have been struggling lately with how to communicate this sense of urgency that I have for young adults to value financial education. While I can see the value of "if I knew this when I was your age..." education, students never appreciate the value of learning from other peoples mistakes until they are on the precipice or have already made the mistake themselves.

Roy H. Williams said "A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether"



Its a shame that what should be valued most is mostly despised. 

So, for what its worth, here is why I think that this information is so important.

1. You haven't made any financial mistakes that need time to fix.
2. You don't have any bad financial habits that need to be corrected.
3. You have unlimited potential.
• That's precisely why this information is so important.

You want so badly to be an adult, and rightly so, being an adult is awesome. But don't make a hash of it. Don't be average. You have the potential and the access to education to be great. Go Be Great!
You just need to decide.

http://insights.schwab.com/personal-finance/financial-planning-by-decade