Do You Know More About Personal Finance Than This High Schooler?
Episode Date: June 18, 2025More than 120 high-schoolers put their personal finance knowledge to the test in the Council for Economic Education’s National Personal Finance Challe...
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257 episodes transcribedMore than 120 high-schoolers put their personal finance knowledge to the test in the Council for Economic Education’s National Personal Finance Challe...
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