Picture 1210.pngYes, the Charles Manson “Teach Kids To Make Friends,” program was a miss… true, the GM “Health Care Benefits Administration,” program was poorly attended, and yes, yes, we know that Geithner School of Tax Preparation was a flop, but we really think we’ve got a winner this time:

Citigroup Inc. Friday sent out a press release proudly announcing its participation in Teach Children to Save Day.
“Citi volunteers make learning fun, incorporating hands-on scenarios and real-life experiences into lessons that explain the basics of saving, how interest makes money grow, how to create a budget and how to distinguish needs from wants,” the press release says, without so much as a hint of irony.

Citi to teach children about finance [The Deal]

Comments (25)

  1. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    Loan 700K to people who make less than 100K a year and then leverage that awesome idea 30 to 1.

  2. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    One of the scenarios is a mock divorce, where one kid “marries” another and the more feminine of the two gets to keep all the shit.

  3. Posted by Anal_yst | April 24, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    I’ve definitely had to explain how interest works before…to C employees (not joking at all)…

  4. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    Wait, what idiot on CNBC just said that the release of the stress test criteria “will cause a run on the banks”?

  5. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    How to hit your parents up for fuck loads of money when your business idea fails.

  6. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    @4- it was sue herrera. she said best case the results mean nothing, worst case they cause runs on banks.

  7. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    Back in 1914, employees of the White Star Lines used to help kids learn about water safety and how to make paper boats.

  8. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    @5
    That’s what they teach at HBS?

  9. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    Dev Patel?

  10. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    It don’t matter. Here’s what we’ll all be living in as the economy gets worse.
    http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/shipping-container-homes-460309?link=rel&dom=msn&src=syn&con=slide&mag=tdg

  11. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    Don’t you have to have a working knowledge of a subject to teach it?

  12. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    hey, I want to know all about Jeff Macke’s accident.

  13. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    So Karen finerman is “selling stuff”.

  14. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    @11- Not in America. You just need to make shit up and keep a straight face.

  15. Posted by Anal_yst | April 24, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    @14
    You forgot that you also have to yell and scream at anyone who questions your expertise, that’s crucial to successful punditry here in the good ol’ US of A

  16. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    So MSNBC and CNBC are the only ones reporting about the breach of DC airspace. Wonder if this will prompt them to forego releasing the bank info today?

  17. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 1:21 PM

    #15, isn’t that called “barn ee frank ing”?

  18. Posted by Anal_yst | April 24, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    @17
    You mean “Bwan-y-fwankth-ing?” Why yes, yes it is.
    syn: Coulter-ing, Maher-ing, etc

  19. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 1:37 PM

    “…and it’s gone.”

  20. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    don’t you ever ask them why,
    if they told you, you would cry,
    so just look at them and sigh,
    and know they love you.

  21. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    Why don’t we read some 14th century european texts to the kids about germs and disease prevention while we’re at it.

  22. Posted by guest | April 24, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    @18
    Nice

  23. Posted by guest | April 25, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    Test bitches

  24. Posted by guest | April 25, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    Test bitches

  25. Posted by guest | April 25, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    Test bitches

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