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Most Americans aren't financially free. They're just coping. @DavidGFool thinks we're missing something obvious. And he explains it with chocolate pudding 🍫🧵

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Our goal? 3X the impact by 2027. Because 200 million Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Stories like Larry's shouldn't be rare. 💛

Sometimes the gap between surviving and thriving is smaller than we think. But it's almost impossible to cross alone. Let us introduce you to Larry. 🧵

87% say high school failed them on money. 📉 @goodingmusic is fixing it with rock concerts—full set, then real talk on payday loans & compound interest. 🎸🤘 Our @gkhalaf chatted with him on @MotleyFool's podcast with @DavidGFool. Full Recap here:👉 bit.ly/47Ql0Sv

PURCHASING POWER OF A 1950 DOLLAR 1950: $1.00 1960: $0.84 1970: $0.72 1980: $0.40 1990: $0.24 2000: $0.17 2010: $0.13 2020: $0.10 2025: $0.09 If you don't invest, you will be left behind.

David's convo with Next Gen Finance's @TRanzetta here, worth the read 👇 foolfoundation.org/blog/ownership…

The Fool Community Foundation's Freedometer is trying to fix this. Real investing education in actual classrooms. 🔥 foolfoundation.org/freedometer/

If your family loves a certain pudding, what if you owned the company that makes it? That's a stock. That's it. Not a gamble. Not some scary Wall Street thing. Just... ownership. Why don't we teach it that way?

Most Americans aren't financially free. They're just coping. @DavidGFool thinks we're missing something obvious. And he explains it with chocolate pudding 🍫🧵

A stock isn't a lottery ticket. It's ownership. Wild how many people never learn that, right? @DavidGFool and @TRanzetta of @NextGenPF dug into what's missing from financial education. Check out some of the highlights of their lively conversation. 👉 bit.ly/4ugSIu4

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🚀 Introducing the ImpactFool Fund*! 🚀 Visit the link in our bio for more info! *The ImpactFool Fund is not a traditional investment fund - but rather a Venture Philanthropy Fund where donations from our community are awarded to other nonprofits by The Motley Fool Foundation.