By Arik Espinosa, staff writer
After high school, what does the average student plan to do? Do they want to explore the world and experience the mysteries of this planet? Serve in the military, where they can do some service for their country? Or go to college to improve and help in finding a high paying job?
“I want to be a nurse and plan to go to college,” said Allie Kreuser, a Kenosha student enrolled in Kenosha eSchool.
Everything seems good and people are pursuing their dreams, but then they get the bill.
In our day and age, people have the bigger goal figured out but yet they don’t have a plan for how to afford to go to these places or pay for such education.
According to Robert T. Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, in order to live and achieve people’s dreams, studying hard and getting good grades isn’t enough.
Becoming financially literate is the key that opens the gate to many more possibilities.
Some schools do not teach it because financial literacy is seen as not important enough for children to learn, leaving many kids confused about how to make money work for them. Instead, they may end up pursuing well-paid professions such as banker, lawyer, or accountant and still be in danger of being in debt.
Which is the better outcome: good grades or learning financial literacy?
The answer is both.As stated in Rich Dad Poor Dad: “Study to be rich, to understand how money works, and to learn to how to have it work for you.”
It is important to work hard and study, but what to study and work on is also important as well.
When a person comes to realize what he or she wants to do with a life, he or she must also realize how to afford that lifestyle. In the end, if a person becomes financially literate and pursues a dream with passion, they may find themselves living a happier life with fewer financial worries.