If you are somewhere between 18 and 25-years-old, you have probably encountered an everyday event you wish you would have learned more about in high school. Sure, you may know how to calculate the angles of triangles, but do you know how insurance works? Take comfort in knowing you're not the only one. Many high school graduates feel like they weren't provided with the right set of skills once they entered college or the work force. While it can be useful to know what the underlying theme of "The Bell Jar" was, ultimately, more people will benefit from knowing how to write a check.
In this list, you will find things that I wish I would have learned in high school, as well as a few things others' wish they would have learned before graduation. So, don't feel embarrassed the next time you have to call your mom while filling out paperwork in the doctor's office.
Here are 25 things you should have learned in high school, but probably didn't.
1. How to remove a stain.
2. How to write a check.
3. How to address a letter.
4. How to fill out the forms at the doctor's office.
5. What a deductible is.
6. Actually, just how insurance works altogether.
7. What taxes are and how to pay them.
8. How to cook something that's not spaghetti.
9. How to budget.
10. It costs how much to have a cell phone plan?!
11. How to change your voter's registration once you move.
12. Understanding political issues so you can decide who you will vote for.
13. What cleaning products to use where.
14. What cleaning products to absolutely never use on certain things or combine with other products.
15. How to put together a professional outfit.
16. How to compose a resume.
17. How to properly invest your money.
18. What you need to license a car.
19. How to compare product costs to get the most goods and services for what you can afford.
20. What a good interest rate for a loan is.
21. Information on what a credit score is and why it matters.
22. Knowing and understanding all terms and agreements before signing a contract.
23. Pros and cons of renting versus owning a home.
24. Basic first aid, AKA knowing when you need to see the doctor and when you just need rest.
25. EFT (Electronic Financial Transfer). From what I hear, this is a life saver.