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But high schoolers arent the only ones who could benefit from personal finance education.

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Millennials only got 50% right, while Gen X averaged 52%, and boomers got 54%.

With that in mind, consider the following reasons itsnot too late to learn more about personal finance.

But knowing that others are in your situation could help.

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Many adults did not receive a semester-long class in personal finance.

In fact, we learned from the school of hard knocks.

Learning about finance on your own can take alittle more initiative and motivation.

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Parents learning along with their children is the best way to learn.

First of all, it gets the conversation going and that is huge.

Kids want to learn and talk about money.

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Its also good for them to know that their parents are human and make mistakes.

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