The Fun Way to Teach Teenagers About Money

Hopefully, it doesn't get out of hand

David O.
Age of Awareness
Published in
6 min readFeb 20, 2021

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The current education system in the world doesn’t teach money. And most people start their lives outside school busy working a job or two jobs. So the chances of learning about money are very slim. Except and unless they are taught about money at home.

In one way or another, young people are taught about money at home. This is because money is one thing that cuts across all areas of our lives. This planet is a financial planet. An understanding of money is necessary to enjoy it. And the understanding is not complicated at all.

Most kids grow up thinking money is something you work for. They think of money as a kind of reward for work done. That is what they see around them. And the school system removes every doubt about this as they climb higher. The school is to make them qualified in a certain industry to work for money.

But rich people don’t work for money. Yes, they work. But they just don’t do it for the money. So what do they do it for? Passion? No, you are missing an important point. Let us take a simple example. How does Amazon make money?

Think about this — who hired Amazon and pays them for their service? The answer is no one. Amazon came up with an amazing way to render a particular service and…

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David O.
Age of Awareness

I investigate things and write about them. Mostly around wealth, money, rich people, career, and business success. Not financial advice