Dollarmites Out!

Yay! You made it into the Yarraville West Primary School newsletter:

“After consideration, school Council has decided that Yarraville West PS will no longer host the CBA Dollarmites banking program. Financial literacy is important, perhaps now more than ever. There are independent educational initiatives available for your family to investigate together, such as the federal government’s MoneySmart or books, and Scott Pape’s Barefoot Investor for Families.”

Thanks for educating our educators!

Susan

Hi Susan,

Thanks for sending this through!

Just to clear things up, my new school program isn’t about me selling books (I’ve sold enough already, and anyway, I’ve donated a copy to every school library in the country).

This is a not-for-profit program, and it’s funded from my own pocket (no funding from banks!). That way, I’m free to explain to the kids how much of a rip-off credit cards are, why Nimble loans suck, and the hidden cost of UberEats.

Now, since I launched the Barefoot Money Movement a few weeks ago, I’ve had thousands of teachers apply to pilot the program later in the year, from schools across the country and around the world.

My biggest discovery?

We are truly blessed to have so many hardworking teachers educating our kids.

Seriously, they’re passionate about their students and are determined to ensure they learn these lessons.

It’s been a very humbling experience.

Thank-you for reading,Scott

Scott