Comments on: Money, Food, or something else? http://jeremyosborne.com/2008/05/19/money-food-or-something-else/ blog by Jeremy Osborne Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:32:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gary http://jeremyosborne.com/2008/05/19/money-food-or-something-else/#comment-3706 Gary Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:03:40 +0000 http://jeremyosborne.com/2008/05/19/money-food-or-something-else/#comment-3706 Ouch. The mortgage calculator said $7,500/mo. I didn't learn a lot about money growing up. I still haven't, other than realizing the truth in my grandfather's saying: If you can't buy it with cash you don't need it. In our family, we don't really talk about money. I don't know why. What I learn now I learn from TV shows, books "for Dummies", and the occasional friend who knows what they're doing. I wish they had taught us in school. As part of a math course, maybe. A "this is one very real way that math applies to life" section. But my oldest nephew (he's 12) is interested in the stock market. I think they are teaching about it at his school, a charter or magnate school. There is hope. Ouch. The mortgage calculator said $7,500/mo.

I didn’t learn a lot about money growing up. I still haven’t, other than realizing the truth in my grandfather’s saying: If you can’t buy it with cash you don’t need it.

In our family, we don’t really talk about money. I don’t know why.

What I learn now I learn from TV shows, books “for Dummies”, and the occasional friend who knows what they’re doing.

I wish they had taught us in school. As part of a math course, maybe. A “this is one very real way that math applies to life” section.

But my oldest nephew (he’s 12) is interested in the stock market. I think they are teaching about it at his school, a charter or magnate school.

There is hope.

]]> By: Todd http://jeremyosborne.com/2008/05/19/money-food-or-something-else/#comment-3152 Todd Wed, 21 May 2008 07:25:16 +0000 http://jeremyosborne.com/2008/05/19/money-food-or-something-else/#comment-3152 I feel pretty lucky to have learned a lot about the importance of money from my parents. (saving, staying out of debt, avoiding frivolous expenditures, etc..) If I hadn't learned from them I don't think I would have learned too much about it in school. That said, teaching more about being financially responsible in school seems like a good idea to me... :) I feel pretty lucky to have learned a lot about the importance of money from my parents. (saving, staying out of debt, avoiding frivolous expenditures, etc..) If I hadn’t learned from them I don’t think I would have learned too much about it in school. That said, teaching more about being financially responsible in school seems like a good idea to me… :)

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