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the financial education in the USA is unfortunately abysmal in a lot of areas. i got basic knowledge, if that, from my high school. and my school is still rated highly to this day, education-wise. thank goodness my mom was an accountant and helped guide me along.Why don't people just work and earn money and save for their own retirement?
Y'know, self-reliant.
That's always a much better and much freer lifestyle than public-tit-reliant.
i try to inform friends and colleagues who dont know about financial stuff if they ask. im no expert but ive got $$$ saved up for emergencies and could take off work for 6 months and be fine without having to dip into retirement funds. welfare should really be a last resort but for some people its all they know. not to mention TikTok and its plethora of absolute shit tier financial advice which is probably influencing a whole generation of naive suckers into ponzi and pyramid schemes designed as side hustles. so if you wanna educate yourself on finances theres a whole load of stuff you have to avoid; TikTok just has some of it.