By Larry Chiang
What they don’t teach you in school is money and Treasure Management.
I always wondered why credit and money was not taught in school. As per Robert Kiyosaki, school is to help you get a job.
Robert Kiyosaki wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad. His biological dad is a PhD and poor. His friends dad was rich with no education. Thus, they talked about the taboo topic of money.

I should be your (puppy) daddy. So, text me if you have a bad or good credit score. Text me if you do not know what a credit score is (650) 283-8008
Money is a taboo. Money is taboo in most settings, conversations and environments. This type of taboo creates pervasive financial illiteracy and money-myths.
My friend Gabor Gurbacs chimes in
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Gabor Gurbacs (@gaborgurbacs) |
> Most people don’t talk about money. Not dollar-money, not fiat-money, not Bitcoin-money, not gold-money and not other types of moneys. Money is taboo in most settings, conversations and environments.
> This type of taboo creates pervasive financial illiteracy and money-myths. |

I was lucky that my poor dad was also my rich dad. I got to see Tom Chiang’s transition from PhD in engineering to entrepreneur. This is #TCEET – “Tom Chiang’s Engineering to Entrepreneur Transformation”.
In the comments, tell me who are your money mentors?