Emma Kennedy: Financial education should not be left to chance
Financial education is largely ignored in our school system, writes Emma Kennedy
My first proper paying job was in a long-since closed country hotel. I recall getting paid for the first time after a couple of weeks of waitressing badly and trying -- and failing -- to learn how to pour a good pint.
I was handed a small envelope-- cash, a handwritten payslip and some well-thumbed notes. It wasn’t much but it came with something special on the side: independence.
Fast forward a couple of ...
