ChooseFI · Monday, November 2, 2026
Brian Eufinger notes a massive shift in high school education as mandatory personal finance and new AP Business and Personal Finance courses expand across 33 states, rising from only eight states in 2019. This allows students to take practical business classes without diluting their weighted GPAs.
“When we recorded our first episode back in 2019, only eight states were, had a mandatory personal finance requirement for high school graduation. It has since grown to 33 plus, soon to be 35 looks like, including my home state here in Georgia.”