5 Commonly Cited Pet Peeves. What's Your Financial Literacy Pet Peeve?

March 19th, 2021 by Team Sammy

What's Your Financial Literacy Pet Peeve? Part 1

Discover below five commonly cited financial literacy pet peeves and check out what community leaders from across the country shared with Sammy Rabbit regarding the same.

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Big Tax Refunds

Kevin Ruth, John Hupalo and Lisa Niser all agree on this tax error. Here is what they share.

My biggest financial pet peeve is when a client tells me how excited he or she is to get their IRS tax refund. ―Kevin Ruth, Founder, Finance 411

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Kevin: we share pet peeves - tax refunds means the taxpayer lent money to the government at a zero interest rate. If anyone wants to offer interest free loans, contact me off line. I'll be glad to take your money and give it back with $0 interest in a year or so! ―John Hupalo, CEO Invite Education

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I 100% agree with John Hupalo. I even had a post written about the fact that getting a large refund is a not a good thing. ―Laura Niser, Tax Accountant, Taking on Taxes Together

Financial Shaming

Michael G. Thomas Jr. shares the following:

My biggest financial pet peeve is many of us think that financial shaming leads to changed behavior. It doesn’t. It leads to secrecy. And hidden suboptimal financial behaviors can completely wreck a family financially. Empathy is a much better strategy. ―Michael G. Thomas, Jr., AFC®, Founder of Modom Solutions

Non Licensed Money Advice

Linda Lipovetsky shares the following:

Financial advice in blogs from unlicensed posters/writers. ―Linda Lipovetsky, Client Director

Wasting Money

Michael Gordon share the following:

I hate wasting money on things that seem needless – things like buying water at a gas station five minutes after leaving the house when we could have thought ahead and packed our own. Things like paying more for one item at a store when I could get the exact same item somewhere else for half the price. I suppose it all goes back to my frugal baseball card shopping habits as a kid – that desire to be savvy and smart about what I spend my money on has never really left me. ―Michael Gordon, Financial Advisor