Thomas Slatcoff
Financial Literacy Coach | Author | Criminologist
May 29, 2025
THE THOMAS SLATCOFF FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTITUTE
The graduation season is upon us. Graduates abound from high schools and institutions of higher learning. Families and friends are celebrating the accomplishments of graduates. Merrymaking is among everyone. Gifts are given.
THE THOMAS SLATCOFF FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTITUTE is calling all graduates to give them a graduation gift, three Financial Literacy Pearls of Wisdom:
- Your first goal must be to establish a solid foundation in financial literacy.
- You must gain financial literacy and then continually enhance and refine your financial literacy.
- Your second goal must be to properly handle your income with the knowledge and competence of how to deal with money.
- Your greatest wealth-building tool is your income, regardless of your income level, job title, or occupation.
- Your third goal must be to become financially solvent.
- You must do it quickly, for your benefit. No employer or government at any level will do it for you.
If Tommy were the commencement speaker, he would say, “It’s time to become a multi-millionaire.” He would emphasize that everyone can be a multi-millionaire. He would rhetorically ask, “What is your net worth? What is your plan for multiple streams of income? When do you plan to exit the rat race? What is your strategy to exit the rat race?” He would conclude with, “How you handle your money will set the tempo of your life.”
If you did not establish a solid foundation in financial literacy by your 16th year, as a high school graduate, you have lost 2 years of wealth-building opportunities. As a college or university graduate, you have lost 6 years of wealth-building opportunities.
Statistically,
- 88% of adults said high school did not leave them “fully prepared” for how to handle money in the real world.[1]
- 72% of U.S. adults said they would be “further ahead with their money today if they had a personal finance class in high school.”[2]
If you did not receive financial literacy training by 16 years, 18 years, or 22 years, you must acquire it now, because you are not “fully prepared” to handle money in the real world.
It is never too late to acquire financial literacy, which encompasses the knowledge and skills necessary to manage one’s finances effectively.
THE THOMAS SLATCOFF FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTITUTE is
“Enthusiastically poised to assist you.”
with gaining, enhancing, or refining your financial literacy.
Hurry! Contact us today for information about our
DOLLARS AND SENSE Financial Literacy Workshop™
Individual Financial Coaching: One-on-One +1
Family Financial Coaching: Parents + children
Group Financial Coaching: 10 to 30 people
For more information about the coaching sessions and to book a session, go to SLATCOFF.com
Or Call or Text 850.867.217 or Email contact@SLATCOFF.com
Contact us today.
[1] https://www.ramseysolutions.com/financial-literacy/financial-literacy-crisis-in-america
[2] https://www.ramseysolutions.com/financial-literacy/financial-literacy-crisis-in-america
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