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These 17 "Basic Financial Skills" Are Needed To Simply Function As An Adult. How Many Of Them Do You Know How To Do?

I hate to break it to you but these skills are important.

As an adult, there are so many things that get thrown your way when it comes to finances that could easily make you scratch your head.

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Getting a loan, building credit, and writing out a check are all basic financial skills that should honestly be taught in school because they're pretty essential skills that we need to know at different points in our lives. Below is a list of "basic financial skills" and I'm curious if you know anything about them — and no shame if you don't!

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