Colleges: Smart Kids Can be Dumb About Money

Parents don�t appreciate how unprepared their kids are to manage financial matters on their own and how much kids need to know today to avoid problems and bad habits which will hurt them later in life.

(PRWEB) August 20, 2024 -- Parents need to take the time to educate their kids about money management before they leave for college. Unfortunately, college students often get in financial trouble at school. US Treasury statistics reveal that 45% of all college students are in debt with an average credit card debt load of $3,000 by graduation. Studies have also shown that young people typically get failing grades on tests of their financial knowledge. They are not adequately prepared for the financial choices they must make when living on their own for the first time. In fact, bankruptcy is growing faster among young adults in their 20's than in any other age group in the country. Yet, parents are sending their kids to college with only a mild lecture against overspending.

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Smart Kids Can be Dumb About Money

Creator Amy Paul explains, �When my son went off to college I found out just how uniformed and financially troubled young people are today. I felt I had to do something to help kids start life off right.�

Scott, a freshmen in college, had never paid bills before he left for college. He didn�t realize that he had to pay a monthly bill for his dorm telephone. He became very busy at school with papers, tests and new friends, and never made it to his mail box for six weeks. When he finally got to the mail box, he found a disconnect notice from the phone company. He didn�t think that missing only one payment would cause him to lose telephone service so he didn�t pay it right away. But when he went to pick up his phone a week later he realized how ignorant he was. He had to pay the bill, late fees and then there were reconnecting fees to pay! A very expensive and humbling lesson.