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Martha Beach

Who Should Teach Financial Literacy to Kids?

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Originally published in TEACH Magazine, May/June 2016 Issue

By Martha Beach

Kyle Provost, a high school teacher in Manitoba, moved to a rural town outside Winnipeg for his current teaching gig. With no rental opportunities in the area, Provost’s only option was to buy a house. He quickly realized that he had little knowledge of the personal finances needed.

“I had eighteen years of education, but I had no idea how to buy a house,” Provost says. “I knew money exchanged hands, but I didn’t know what an interest rate was all about or any other details like that.”

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Martha Beach lives and works in Toronto as a freelance fact-checker, editor, and writer for a wide variety of publications. When she’s not working, you’ll find Martha on her yoga mat or hanging out with her daughter and husband.

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