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Starting Them Young: Inspiring and Educating the Youth to Build Wealth with Dan Sheeks
Part 1
Things you will learn in this episode:
Introducing Dan Sheeks to the Show
- Dan shares his background
- Founding the SheeksFreaks to help young people be financially savvy
- Bringing together young people who are interested in building wealth
“The young people, they’re a little bit more progressive, and they’ll think outside the box a lot easier than us adults.”
How Networking Can Change Things
- Having the right connection and building relationships with the right people
- Importance of putting yourself out there
- Building the right habits and changing your mindsets while you’re young
High School Electives
- Requiring financial literacy classes and electives in high school
- Different for each state, depending on resources of the school
Part 2
Things you will learn in this episode:
Continuing the Conversation with Dan
- Sometimes kids who are not so well off are more interested in how money can work for them as opposed to wealthy families
- Well off families usually don’t have the same money motivation
“There are major corporations now Google, IBM, Apple, to name a few who recognize that a college degree isn’t necessarily worth the investment. So they’re hiring high school graduates who meet certain criteria without a degree.”
Financial Independence as an Option
- Giving the kids options instead of telling them what to do
- Consequences of getting into student loans
- Having student loans are financially crippling
- Corporations acknowledging that college degrees are not necessarily worth the investment
- No degree is needed for real estate investing
Teaching Financial Literacy to Kids
- Learning through connecting with people their age
- Teaching kids to be okay to be different
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