NGPF Podcast: Neziah, Ella, Jakob and Jasper discuss student advocacy and the Real World Class Documentary
Details:
- 0:00~1:20 Introduction
- 1:20~5:41 Student introductions
- 5:41~8:20 Neziah’s experience at college
- 8:20~11:28 Jakob’s involvement in his college’s investing club
- 11:28~16:23 Ella on balancing college applications while hosting workshops
- 16:23~21:13 Jasper’s tips to make personal finance engaging and her day-to-day life
- 21:13~24:22 On making personal finance interesting
- 24:22~26:56 Teaching investing early
- 26:56~30:48 Youth-driven movement for increased access to personal finance
- 30:48~34:21 Importance of investing in yourself
- 34:21~42:53 Making personal finance something students will be interested in
- 42:53~46:33 How you can support these students
- 46:33~48:12 Conclusion
Resources:
- Real World Class: Student Voices for Financial Education
- Gen Z Money $ense: A Personal Finance and Investing Guide
- That’s Clearly Wealth
Quotes:
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"The fact that so many young people came together to be passionate about a subject that people think that we don't care about, that's already a win in of itself" -Neziah
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“Seeing movements like the climate change movement and how youth have really taken the mantle on that I have a similar hope for personal finance and even if it may not be initially successful, just plugging on and getting more youth involved... is still critical." -Ella
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"Before you want to go and invest in stocks, you want to go and invest in yourself first." -Jasper
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"Kids want to learn about something that benefits them now... Focus [also] on things that are fun, things that you can use in the short term" -Jakob
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