A man from Bengaluru shared a post praising his six-year-old son’s school textbook on money management, which led to conversations around financial literacy in early education.
Kunal Kabra shared on LinkedIn how he was “shocked” to see what his Class 1 child was being taught in school. The book, titled “Money Mindfulness,” is part of a financial literacy curriculum aligned with National Education Policy 2020 and National Curriculum Framework 2023.
The accompanying image showed a brightly illustrated textbook featuring cartoon graphics and references to modern financial tools. According to Kabra, the book included lessons on digital payment systems like UPI and BHIM, as well as concepts such as savings and responsible spending, topics he pointed out several adults still struggled to fully understand.
Reflecting on his own journey in finance, Kabra observed that despite years of professional experience and often being the “go-to” person for financial advice among family and friends, he frequently wondered why such basic, essential knowledge was never taught in schools.
He contrasted this with traditional education, which often focused on subjects like trigonometry, the periodic table, or historical events, while overlooking everyday financial skills like understanding salaries, IDs, or how money systems worked.
He added that most people learnt about money through trial and error, often much later in life. Seeing his young son casually bring home a textbook covering these topics, he said, made him pause and reflect on how things may finally be changing.
Calling it a much-needed shift, Kabra described the curriculum as a sign that India is “catching up” on something that should have been introduced decades ago.
He expressed hope that children exposed to such concepts early on would grow up with a clearer, more confident understanding of money, and treat financial responsibility as a basic life skill rather than something to figure out under pressure in adulthood.
Take a look at the post here:
The post was too relatable for several users to simply scroll past, as they flooded the comments section in agreement. Several users described the initiative as long overdue, praising the move to introduce financial literacy at such a young age.
Others said it was encouraging to see schools preparing children for real-world challenges beyond academics, with some adding that learning about money early could help avoid common financial mistakes later in life.
Overall, the sentiment around the post has been largely positive, with a majority of the users calling it a “welcome change” in how education was evolving to better equipped the next generation.
– Ends