Where did you learn the most about money?

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From my parents, definately! They taught us all about, gosh, everything...saving, investments, retirement etc

I actually learned the most about money from talk radio (more specifically - Dave Ramsey). This is the only area that I think my parents failed to prepare me for adulthood. And, I think that's because they assumed it was covered in high school/college finance classes, but personal finance wasn't covered at all. The focus was on economics there. So, I learned the basics while driving back and forth to college/work, and I've built on that by reading and watching shows like Suze Orman.

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It was a little bit of all the categories but the books (even the college econmic books) the most

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Kimberly Proud Mommy to Bethany Rose April 2006

I learned the most from my husband.

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~Vicki~
Mama to Hailey, 4 and Ella, 2

My parents definitely taught my brother and me the importance of money management. They started checking accounts for us in Junior High and even got me a credit card in high school so that I could get use to only spending what I could pay off each month. My dad also sat down and explained the stocks and bonds that he and my mother had purchased throughout my life to help pay for college and I was so enamored with saving for the future that I started my ROTH IRA when I was 20!

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~ Jen
http://halfpintjen.blogspot.com/

I would have to say, trial and error, lots of error!

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~Happiness is a large family~

I learned about money just by taking books out of the library and reading everything I could get my hands on about money. I started with books on being frugal (ie Tighwad Gazette), then moved on to books about saving money for the future (ie The Automatic Millionaire, The Wealthy Barber), and then I went on to read general books about investing. Finally I finished with books about Simplicity, cutting back for a reason (ie Affluenza).

But I wish I had learned earlier. I made a lot of financial mistake in college. I learned everything I know now after I had a family.

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My dad is the best with money. He never lives outside of his means, but if you see what he has you would think he made a bunch more than he did. He spends money on things he wants the most, but never brand name stuff. Because of luck he retired at the age of 45, but would have retired at 50 reguardless. His biggest saying is "Are you working for your money, or is your money working for you?" When its the later you know your on track.

well I learned nothing from my parents about money, well maybe what NOT to do! Like get a 2nd mortgage to buy a boat....yeah thanks for that lesson dad! Especially since he sold and lost money on the boat since they didn't have time to use it!

I learned some basic in a money math class in high school, but most is from the tons of personal finance books i've read and this board!

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I am only one, but I am one. I can not do everything, but I can do something. I must not fail to do the something that I can do. -Edward Hale