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Reading a financial agreement is a skill schools never taught

Original: They taught you to read. They did not teach you to read a financial agreement. Those are two different skills. One was o

Commenters are pointing out that schools teach literacy but not how to read financial agreements, even though contracts like loans and credit agreements govern major parts of adult life. The observation is resonating as personal finance literacy remains a common complaint about education systems, with many agreeing that terms, fees and fine print are left for people to figure out on their own.

Why now: Financial literacy gaps and confusing contract terms are a recurring public frustration, especially around loans and debt.

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• They taught you to read. They did not teach you to read a financial agreement. Those are two different skills. One was on the curriculum. One was left out. And the one left out governs the most consequential documents of your life. RM144… · 6CircleSociety · 2

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