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You know, the old version was about balancing a checkbook. The new version is about the risks of debt, which is so much more widely available. So I think it's important that we design relevant financial literacy courses, and teach them starting early in grade school.

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Elizabeth Warren
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 22
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