Hi there! I’m Robert Puharich, founder of TeenLearner and a passionate advocate for financial education.

My journey with money started in an immigrant household where my family taught me the value of hard work and careful saving. We rarely ate at restaurants, carefully controlled our spending, and focused on necessities. Those early lessons shaped my understanding of finances, though I wish I’d learned even more before becoming an adult.

Every day in the classroom, I see bright, capable teens who can solve complex math equations but don’t know how to build credit, create a budget, or understand compound interest.

This gap in financial education isn’t just my observation. I shared my perspective in Yahoo Finance’s article about financial topics that should be taught in schools, highlighting how interactive tools like mortgage calculators can provide eye-opening lessons for students about real-world finances.

Outside the classroom, I’ve built businesses including IsleFlow Content Studio Inc., co-authored “Building Brilliance” (featuring insights from 40 construction leaders), and produced content for the Specified Growth Podcast and other blogs. These experiences showed me that financial success comes from actually understanding how money works – not just earning it.

As a father of three children, I constantly think about their financial future. Will they know how to navigate student loans? Should they get them? Will they understand how to invest early? Will they make smart credit decisions?

TeenLearner is my answer to these questions – not just for my own kids, but for all young people facing a world of rising costs, complex financial products, and increasing financial pressures.