r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • Jul 10 '24

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u/CreativeUsernameUser Jul 10 '24

Not everyone purchases renters insurance. I am a high school teacher that teaches a personal finance class. The overwhelming majority of the kids believe that they are covered by their landlord’s insurance until we start looking at what is actually in each policy.

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u/1clovett Jul 10 '24

This is why personal finance courses should be mandatory high school courses.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '24 edited Jul 11 '24

Majority of high school kids couldn't give two shits about personal finance and goof off in that class that same as all the others. We're struggling to get them to do math and learn to read.

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u/MimthePetty Jul 11 '24

Always cracks me up - "they should teach X in school!"
Educational equivalent of "there should be a law!" Yeah, that'll do it.