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The Money Gap: Why Financial Literacy Saves Lives | Stories That Matter
In this episode of Stories That Matter, host Kristina Cole explores the critical intersection of financial literacy and social mobility, focusing on how a lack of money education disproportionately affects high school dropouts and underserved youth. The narrative centers on Marcus, a young man whose life spiraled from stability to homelessness not due to a lack of work ethic, but because he was never taught the 'invisible curriculum' of credit scores, interest rates, and predatory lending. This story illustrates that financial ignorance is often a structural barrier rather than a personal…
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