In high school (late 90s) I did have a class that covered personal finances... sort of. We were given a fake checkbook and taught how to write a check. But the checks weren't for typical bills like rent, utilities, phone, cable, etc. They were made out to fake companies like Acme with crazy dollar amounts. I think the smallest check I wrote was in the $1,000-2,000 range. The largest was something like $100,000-200,000! I had so many questions. Like what the heck am I buying? And where did I get all this money?
