Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO This video is presented by Metro by T-Mobile. T-Mobile has no editorial influence on our videos, but their support makes videos like these possible A longer version of this video is on our channel — it dives deeper into how financial literacy has evolved from the middle of the 20th century up until today.. It’s a common refrain: school is full of useless (if interesting!) lessons… but we learn next to nothing about how to manage our finances. It’s true that many Americans still lack basic financial knowledge, which is a contributing factor to the money challenges – high levels of debt, insufficient savings, and poor investment decisions – that a lot of us face. But it’s not necessarily true that we never learned anything: many of us sat through a few classes on money management. It just may not have been enough to stick. In this video, we’ll take a brief look at the state of financial education in the US: past, present, and future. Vox is on a mission is to help everyone, regardless of income or status, understand our complicated world so that we can all help shape it. Part of that mission is keeping our work free. You can help us do that by making a gift: http://www.vox.com/give-now Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts