Empowering the Next Generation with Financial Literacy
Feb 24, 2025Terry Wheeler is on a mission to provide young people with the financial education they often lack in school.
Growing up in a blue-collar family, he witnessed firsthand how hard work alone wasn’t enough to build wealth. His journey from struggling with debt after college to successfully leveraging investments to pay it off has shaped his passion for teaching others.
Through his program, Financial Foundations, Terry aims to teach financial fundamentals to a wide audience, from young teens to adults who never learned these essential skills. In this episode, he highlights how the program covers topics like saving early, compound interest, and investing.
Highlights include:
- The importance of financial education for young people [00:01:00]
- Basics of saving, investing, and understanding debt [00:03:40]
- Plans to bring financial lessons to schools and families [00:06:02]
- Foundational concepts and advanced applications in wealth building [00:08:19]
- And more
Resources:
Youtube Video - https://youtu.be/lwFbkt2tZb0
WE Care Entrepreneurial Education Foundation - https://www.wecareentrepreneur.com/
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert Kiyosaki - https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680011
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