Saturday, 10 October 2026
OpinionEconomy

We teach children to read. We should teach them to budget too

Financial literacy belongs in every classroom, not as an optional extra.

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Most young people leave school able to solve equations but unsure how a loan works. That gap costs them dearly later in life.

The bigger picture

Simple lessons on budgeting, saving and interest could be woven into maths and social studies without adding a single new subject.

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