04/29/2026
According to a 2024 survey, only about 22 percent of baby boomers say they plan to leave an inheritance to their children. Many are choosing to spend their assets during their lifetime rather than preserve large estates.
That shift changes the role of financial literacy.
If wealth is not simply being passed down, understanding money becomes even more important. Adult children need context, not assumptions. How decisions are made. How tradeoffs work. How plans adapt over time.
That education rarely starts with spreadsheets or formal meetings. It starts with your own understanding and comfort talking about money in real terms.
Financial literacy is not something you hand off later. It is something you model, explain, and build gradually. And it usually starts with getting clear yourself.
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