As a teenager (and twenty-something) I really blew it. I made more mistakes than you could list off in a podcast (and still get anyone to listen to it). But instead of focusing on the failures, I’m going to list of things I wish someone had told me. Give it a listen and watch the slides in this movie file - ready for your iPod (or iPhone). The video is about five minutes long.

Five Things About Finances I Wish I’d Known as a Teenager

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Last week I published my first interview from a family trip where I got to interview several teenagers.  This week we’ll meet Larry and find out what sorts of things he’s learned about personal finance.

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Download the 5.4MB M4A file.

This is the first of a multi-part series on teens and personal finance.  The first part of the series is interview oriented, later episodes will be focused on answering some of the questions posed in the interviews.  The recording quality isn’t what I’d like due to the fact that I had my MacBook Pro and that was it for recording so there is some background noise.

Questions for listeners and readers:

What is the number one source you would recommend learning about personal finance from?  Blogs, books, videos or mentors?

What is the number one mistake you see over and over from people (and maybe yourself) that keeps people from financial growth?

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