Quincy high schoolers learn budgeting basics from the pros
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"I'm actually learning a bunch. The real world is a lot more expensive than I realized," said
Pedretti said students sometimes realize there's no way they can balance their budgets with the car they bought, or they may have to switch from living alone to having roommates. The fair allowed them to rethink decisions and consult with finance professionals before they make similar judgements in real life.
"This is a forum to give them the opportunity to make mistakes," she said.
Keith Segalia, executive director of career vocational and technical education for
Mike Rothbern, a financial advisor at Baystate Financial, said he's been surprised with how much financial literacy current high schoolers have, saying plenty of the seniors understand things like mutual funds or own stock. But he said millennials face different challenges than their parents' generation, especially more student debt and less investment in retirement.
"It's good to know," she said. "There are a lot of different things in the mix."
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