Youth money thoughts

Anyone can learn about money.

Anyone can help anyone else learn.

Making mistakes doesn't mean you're hopeless.

Managing money is a lot about relationships & understanding other people.

Good financial education is not about turning people into more savvy consumers.

Good financial education starts with young people's interests and builds on their strengths.
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Fear of debt

PJ White | 28 October 2011

Death no longer heads the list of young people’s greatest fear. Under 25s are now far more terrified by debt.

Three years ago Youthnet surveyed young people asking what was their single greatest fear. Around 14 per cent answered death – their own or that of someone close to them. Around the same proportion said [...]

PJ White | 28 October 2011 | Leave a comment
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Don’t get chased for debts on Facebook

PJ White | 5 August 2011

Debt collectors harass people, by phone and by personal visits. But don’t let them harass you online. That’s the message behind new tips from debt counselling charity CCCS. It says it has anecdotal evidence of collectors using social media to locate and track clients.

Safeguard privacy online, says the charity. Don’t use an email address [...]

PJ White | 5 August 2011 | Leave a comment
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Debt not caused by shopping

PJ White | 5 April 2011
CCCS debt perception graphic

See the difference between what people think causes debt, and what really does—in a neat graphic.

The light green bars show what people surveyed thought was the biggest cause of financial difficulties.

The reality is shown in dark green.

The publishers, the Consumer Credit Counselling Service, say that nearly half the debt problems of [...]

PJ White | 5 April 2011 | Leave a comment