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The Financial Literacy Problem [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Financial literacy has been dropping for years, making the need for a personal finance education even more crucial.

The Importance of Financial Literacy

The outcomes of key financial finance decisions have a long-term impact on our lives.

Choosing a career, saving money, spending wisely, making investments, borrowing money, and buying a house are all important events that can make or break us financially, and should be approached with discretion and prudence.

If done right, these decisions can help lead to financial independence – but if done wrong, they can lead to years of being stuck in the hole.

Financial Literacy

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Article by Wealth 101, Visual Capitalist

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