Learning how to manage money early in life brings lifelong financial rewards

Financial experts say teaching school children from junior infants up about budgeting and saving money plants the seeds for financial success as adults

Department of Finance report found 'there is still a significant amount of the adult population that do not have the minimum level of financial literacy needed for managing their money on a day-to-day basis or to consider their long-term financial wellbeing.'

Up to 43% of adults in Ireland do not meet the minimum OECD level of financial literacy to navigate their finances. 

A 2024 report by the Department of Finance pointed out “there is still a significant amount of the adult population that do not have the minimum level of financial literacy needed for managing their money on a day-to-day basis or to consider their long-term financial wellbeing”.