Young people better prepared for the future

Paul_M_5

IT_nerd wrote: »

I'm quite anti smoking :P
I went for offering kids diabetes rather than lung cancer :P

I've never been keen on smoking either, but I found it interesting that one of my classmates who was also a non-smoker turned up with a pack of smokes one day.

It does raise another issue -- would you be prepared to invest in a company such as BAT or Imperial Tobacco? I can't say I'd be overly averse to it; I don't agree with their means of making money, but ultimately it's just an investment vehicle and someone else will put the money in anyway, you're just driving the price up by a minuscule amount by buying.

It's also well known that tobacco companies are resilient in the face of downturns, so it's an apt time to have the debate in your mind!

baby_boomer

Here's a good starting point for a PSHE lesson, incorporating finance - BBC link

Woman's ear sliced for a £10 debt (she had a gun in her mouth at the time) :eek:

It raises issues of drug abuse, child care, debt, compound interest, law & order and citizenship.