Mmastodon BusinessFinance first seen 6 h ago, last 34 min ago, peak #1

School never taught the basics of money

Original: School taught you simultaneous equations. It never taught you: What an Asset is — precisely. What a Liability is — legal

A personal finance commentary circulating online argues that formal education teaches abstract maths like simultaneous equations but never explains precisely what an asset is, what a liability means legally, or the core rules of honest accounting — concepts people use daily. The author urges readers to look up the material themselves, and a small audience is sharing and discussing the claim about gaps in financial literacy.

Why now: Ongoing debate about schools failing to teach practical financial literacy.

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• School taught you simultaneous equations. It never taught you: What an Asset is — precisely. What a Liability is — legally. Which rule has never been broken in honest accounting. You use these every day. They were never on the syllabus. RM144 Read it yourself:… · 6CircleSociety · 3

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