Making the money CONTINUED 2. You need to find the best people from whom you can learn about money. Why might some parents object to young people learning financial skills at school? If you could choose anyone in the world to teach you about money, who would you choose? m Relative m Celebrity m Athlete m Business owner m Financial planner m Corporate executive m Multi-millionaire m Someone else Why would you choose this person? What are three questions you would want to ask him or her? 1. 2. 3. What spending, saving, and earning habits have you observed from adults in your life? How will you try to copy or avoid doing the same thing? 3 2010 Financial Literacy Survey. Rep. The National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Apr. 2010. Web. Many people feel financial skills should be learned in the home, even though many parents don’t feel comfortable or competent to teach their children those skills. Other people say that personal financial literacy needs to be taught in school.3 Either way, it is important for you to learn about money and how to manage it before you leave home and are out on your own. LESSON 1 | WHY DOES MONEY MATTER? | 5