4/4/23-Dollars and Sense: The Time is Now to Teach Students Financial Literacy
- April 04 2023
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Dollars and Sense: The Time is Now to Teach Students Financial Literacy
By Karen Messer, an 11th-grader at Abraham Joshua Heschel School in Manhattan, who wants to pursue writing as a career
March 30, 2023 | nypost.com
Imagine you are an 18-year-old high school graduate preparing to embark on the terrifying unpredictability of life and college ahead. Tax day arrives and you are desperately trying to file, send or gather the money you need to pay. You rented an apartment and your rent is due in a matter of days, but you don’t know how to pay for it and you don’t have the time to stress while you juggle your minimum wage job as a barista and your college classes in a big, foreign city. This isn’t theoretical—this is a reality for many struggling college students living in today’s world.
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