Hey everyone,
I want to share something I feel strongly about: knowledge equity.
We talk a lot about wealth equality in this country, but I don't think we talk nearly enough about knowledge equity, and I believe the two are deeply connected.
Think about it: most of us graduate elementary school, middle school, high school, and sometimes even college, without ever learning the basics of how money actually works. We learn about taxes and inflation, sure, but how many of us were taught how to budget, how to invest, or even how to open a bank account? I think that's a real failure of our education system.
We require students to read Shakespeare, but we don't require them to understand investing or saving. To be clear, there's nothing wrong with Shakespeare, but if we can dedicate months to a play, why can't we dedicate even a fraction of that time to books like those by Benjamin Graham or Morgan Housel?
Here's the pattern I keep seeing: wealth inequality persists in part because financially successful families teach themselves about money, then pass that knowledge down generation after generation. That knowledge shouldn't be reserved for those who happen to grow up around it. It should be something every student has access to, regardless of their background.
That's the mission behind Learn to Love Money: making financial education accessible to everyone, not just the few who inherit it. One day, I want to see Learn to Love Money in classrooms across the country, giving every kid real, practical money knowledge before they graduate and head out into the world.
Thanks for reading and hope to see you follow along on this journey!