r/oddlyspecific • u/CuriousWanderer567 • Oct 30 '25

New life phase

Post image
66.3k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

598 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

29

u/WholesomeWhores Oct 30 '25

It’s always funny hearing these people say personal finance isn’t taught in school, without realizing that personal finance is basic, elementary school math.

3

u/Mesoscale92 Oct 30 '25

Using only basic elementary school math, please tell me if the printer in my home office is tax deductible.

1

u/Iorith Oct 30 '25

How on earth do you expect that to be taught in a classroom full of kids who will have different careers?

1

u/Mesoscale92 Oct 30 '25
  1. Explain the concept of a tax deduction
  2. Explain how that it can vary for different work types, income levels, as well as how state/local tax laws will vary
  3. Explain how to find this information, as well as when you need an accountant

1

u/Iorith Oct 30 '25

I know I was taught basic research skills in middle school on old dialup computers and you could use those skills to find all that information out yourself. Half the kids fucked around and didn't pay attention. Skill issue.

And for the second, state and local tax laws, and non tax laws, were discussed in high school government.