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The Money Talk | Prakash Koirala | TEDxICTMumbai


nice how many of you get a pocket money

nice how many of you get a pocket money and get broke by the end of the month

ah so II people must listen to my

ah so II people must listen to my startin Rao

money management is the key skill for

money management is the key skill for everyone who wished to save their money

everyone who wished to save their money

everyone who wished to save their money who wish to

a bank account who is to control their

a bank account who is to control their could baddie spending habit

I grew up in a family that had filled

I grew up in a family that had filled bucket of fear of money for fearful

bucket of fear of money for fearful

bucket of fear of money for fearful money

money

money my mother always challenged ourselves to

my mother always challenged ourselves to

my mother always challenged ourselves to fight against hunger he never ate a lot

fight against hunger he never ate a lot

fight against hunger he never ate a lot because of dream

because of dream

because of dream of teasing me my father worked as a

of teasing me my father worked as a

of teasing me my father worked as a teacher just to make enough money for

teacher just to make enough money for

teacher just to make enough money for our fundamental needs

our fundamental needs

our fundamental needs my grandpa he never went to his school

my grandpa he never went to his school

my grandpa he never went to his school in

in

in I ate a lot in every spend unnecessary

I ate a lot in every spend unnecessary

I ate a lot in every spend unnecessary things on unnecessary things because of

things on unnecessary things because of

things on unnecessary things because of the dreaming of owning more land by

the dreaming of owning more land by

the dreaming of owning more land by saving trickling money

saving trickling money

saving trickling money that was my parents opportunity to learn

that was my parents opportunity to learn

that was my parents opportunity to learn from him about how to make a financial

from him about how to make a financial

from him about how to make a financial plan how to become a financial

plan how to become a financial

plan how to become a financial discipline and how to make a

discipline and how to make a

discipline and how to make a responsibility he’s done within a family

he said he said a clear reason regarding

he said he said a clear reason regarding how to uplift his entire family out of

how to uplift his entire family out of

how to uplift his entire family out of limited land and money to a very

limited land and money to a very

limited land and money to a very prosperous family where we are leaving

prosperous family where we are leaving

prosperous family where we are leaving now with a full of dignity

now with a full of dignity

now with a full of dignity light or trustworthy saying in our

light or trustworthy saying in our

light or trustworthy saying in our continent

continent

continent oh he’s a fast first he school but

oh he’s a fast first he school but

oh he’s a fast first he school but I learned the bell of money

yeah and on the one side of community

yeah and on the one side of community where our family was growing in a very

where our family was growing in a very

where our family was growing in a very well manner because of team leader of my

well manner because of team leader of my

well manner because of team leader of my grandfather and in another side of same

grandfather and in another side of same

grandfather and in another side of same community I saw a difference between

community I saw a difference between

community I saw a difference between people difference between juniors and

people difference between juniors and

people difference between juniors and seniors and between difference between

seniors and between difference between

seniors and between difference between lovers – the problem was everybody were

lovers – the problem was everybody were

lovers – the problem was everybody were misguided by money and its practice

in this context I was taught that money

in this context I was taught that money management is something key aspect of

management is something key aspect of

management is something key aspect of life everybody felt that money is thus

life everybody felt that money is thus

life everybody felt that money is thus very smart and wealthy people

when I was 14 some of my friends list I

when I was 14 some of my friends list I was starting to fall in love

trying to rise in my pattern

trying to rise in my pattern I was trying to discovering on a

I was trying to discovering on a

I was trying to discovering on a philosophy of mine

philosophy of mine

philosophy of mine if everyone can learn early in school

if everyone can learn early in school

if everyone can learn early in school about their personal finance they can

about their personal finance they can

about their personal finance they can handle their money they can save their

handle their money they can save their

handle their money they can save their money and they can be best utilize their

money and they can be best utilize their

money and they can be best utilize their resources

discovering this philosophy many times I

discovering this philosophy many times I ask myself come on man you got a human

ask myself come on man you got a human

ask myself come on man you got a human life you need to do something crazy then

life you need to do something crazy then

life you need to do something crazy then I realize I can’t be helpful for those

I realize I can’t be helpful for those

I realize I can’t be helpful for those people who wish to change their mindset

people who wish to change their mindset

people who wish to change their mindset of mishandling financial planning

of mishandling financial planning

of mishandling financial planning by being their mentor

the biggest mistake that most people

the biggest mistake that most people make in their life when he when it comes

make in their life when he when it comes

make in their life when he when it comes to their personal finances they do not

to their personal finances they do not

to their personal finances they do not plan for it

I would like to say her own history from

I would like to say her own history from Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland in that story the cattails the alleys

in that story the cattails the alleys

in that story the cattails the alleys that see only they see really they will

that see only they see really they will

that see only they see really they will get somewhere as long as they work long

get somewhere as long as they work long

get somewhere as long as they work long enough

enough

enough however without finding a sultani you

however without finding a sultani you

however without finding a sultani you may not reach the destination where you

may not reach the destination where you

may not reach the destination where you want to go

want to go

want to go and you would be directionless

after grade eight I was transferred from

after grade eight I was transferred from my place to a quarter of my district

my place to a quarter of my district

my place to a quarter of my district where I witnessed the wonderful quays

where I witnessed the wonderful quays

where I witnessed the wonderful quays and within a people the standard of

and within a people the standard of

and within a people the standard of living and their access to finance

I was impressed by all those system I

I was impressed by all those system I wanted to do a replication of same

wanted to do a replication of same

wanted to do a replication of same things to my place too

things to my place too

things to my place too I thought why I can’t learn these things

I thought why I can’t learn these things

I thought why I can’t learn these things and make a plan to educate people

and make a plan to educate people

and make a plan to educate people regarding house to use their personal

regarding house to use their personal

regarding house to use their personal finance limited resources and maintain

finance limited resources and maintain

finance limited resources and maintain unity in diversity according to me

unity in diversity according to me

unity in diversity according to me financially literate is like being in

financially literate is like being in

financially literate is like being in like being in a red nistrim try to jump

like being in a red nistrim try to jump

like being in a red nistrim try to jump into the raindrops and eventually you

into the raindrops and eventually you

into the raindrops and eventually you will get that drops hits all the people

will get that drops hits all the people

will get that drops hits all the people at the same time after my high school

at the same time after my high school

at the same time after my high school I was awarded by an opportunity of

I was awarded by an opportunity of

I was awarded by an opportunity of collecting people collecting children

collecting people collecting children

collecting people collecting children and youth to teach them about personal

and youth to teach them about personal

and youth to teach them about personal finance I had only known a couple of

finance I had only known a couple of

finance I had only known a couple of people we have supported my volunteer

people we have supported my volunteer

people we have supported my volunteer work I still remember those 13 youth

work I still remember those 13 youth

work I still remember those 13 youth you know it’s in a class and in lighting

you know it’s in a class and in lighting

you know it’s in a class and in lighting them with the finest knowledge and his

them with the finest knowledge and his

them with the finest knowledge and his phenomena I gave them the skills and

phenomena I gave them the skills and

phenomena I gave them the skills and attitude to make a fine – to make them

attitude to make a fine – to make them

attitude to make a fine – to make them more financial independence

most of the people to whom I have

most of the people to whom I have maintained they have you started to save

maintained they have you started to save

maintained they have you started to save how powerful compounding is

how powerful compounding is

how powerful compounding is they started to save their money in buy

they started to save their money in buy

they started to save their money in buy into the bank account

into the bank account

into the bank account becoming more financial disciplined

becoming more financial disciplined

becoming more financial disciplined in the beginning we faced a lot of

in the beginning we faced a lot of

in the beginning we faced a lot of problem like collecting people

problem like collecting people

problem like collecting people convincing people and these people

convincing people and these people

convincing people and these people of pace to these people in spite of all

of pace to these people in spite of all

of pace to these people in spite of all those hard sleep my volunteers and I

those hard sleep my volunteers and I

those hard sleep my volunteers and I will always not to cease to leave but to

will always not to cease to leave but to

will always not to cease to leave but to cease to do not to cease to our dream

cease to do not to cease to our dream

cease to do not to cease to our dream because we are not in a condition to

because we are not in a condition to

because we are not in a condition to cease to leave but we have imagined

cease to leave but we have imagined

cease to leave but we have imagined together

during this moment someone questioned me

during this moment someone questioned me about my capacity and technical

about my capacity and technical

about my capacity and technical liability

liability

liability but I never forget to lead is that

but I never forget to lead is that

but I never forget to lead is that wasn’t that was my passion i keep

wasn’t that was my passion i keep

wasn’t that was my passion i keep continuing to work in this field

during the works of so many participants

during the works of so many participants here say that the

here say that the

here say that the part of being finance illiterate

having the harder part of an illiterate

having the harder part of an illiterate was having the discipline to save money

was having the discipline to save money

was having the discipline to save money and to control his spending habits when

and to control his spending habits when

and to control his spending habits when I hear it

I hear it

I hear it I just told him that just late good a

I just told him that just late good a

I just told him that just late good a mentality of spending money on

mentality of spending money on

mentality of spending money on unnecessary things if you wish to be

unnecessary things if you wish to be

unnecessary things if you wish to be protected in the future the function of

protected in the future the function of

protected in the future the function of leader is to create more for more

leader is to create more for more

leader is to create more for more leaders not for more followers I did the

leaders not for more followers I did the

leaders not for more followers I did the same and I started to conduct a training

same and I started to conduct a training

same and I started to conduct a training of trainers of community youth later on

of trainers of community youth later on

of trainers of community youth later on they helped other people to get access

they helped other people to get access

they helped other people to get access to finance

to finance

to finance I was already about my financial status

I was already about my financial status

I was already about my financial status as well

as well

as well every after money

every after money

every after money because I learned from my grandfather

because I learned from my grandfather

because I learned from my grandfather that the staggering race will never end

that the staggering race will never end

that the staggering race will never end since tea I try to find out successful

since tea I try to find out successful

since tea I try to find out successful entrepreneurship ideas skills that tells

entrepreneurship ideas skills that tells

entrepreneurship ideas skills that tells me to find out the source of income and

me to find out the source of income and

me to find out the source of income and later on they tase me to fill my pockets

I had no idea being outside and youth

I had no idea being outside and youth finance international youth committee

finance international youth committee

finance international youth committee member could become a census and for

member could become a census and for

member could become a census and for financially literate society the

financially literate society the

financially literate society the resource that I gained from Thailand

resource that I gained from Thailand

resource that I gained from Thailand youth finance International Organisation

youth finance International Organisation

youth finance International Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

for Economic Cooperation and Development

for Economic Cooperation and Development all wang master car foundation and

all wang master car foundation and

all wang master car foundation and unicef that made me capable to deliver

unicef that made me capable to deliver

unicef that made me capable to deliver financial literacy moment to almost

financial literacy moment to almost

financial literacy moment to almost 43,000 people and people of nepal many

43,000 people and people of nepal many

43,000 people and people of nepal many of the children and youth too

of the children and youth too

of the children and youth too we have i have majored they are they are

we have i have majored they are they are

we have i have majored they are they are up against those very same challenges

up against those very same challenges

up against those very same challenges that I faced as a children that inspire

that I faced as a children that inspire

that I faced as a children that inspire me to teach more with enthusiasm and

me to teach more with enthusiasm and

me to teach more with enthusiasm and that forms a desire to help other people

that forms a desire to help other people

that forms a desire to help other people to asic their financial well-being

to asic their financial well-being

to asic their financial well-being dreams and actually that is my

dreams and actually that is my

dreams and actually that is my motivation

motivation led me to win number of s

motivation led me to win number of s events like I won the global award in

events like I won the global award in

events like I won the global award in house of Lord UK Parliament that was my

house of Lord UK Parliament that was my

house of Lord UK Parliament that was my super dream at least with the National

super dream at least with the National

super dream at least with the National Youth talent award from Nepal government

Youth talent award from Nepal government

Youth talent award from Nepal government I became a father of financial literacy

I became a father of financial literacy

I became a father of financial literacy comic book

comic book

comic book and I received $10,000 seed money from a

and I received $10,000 seed money from a

and I received $10,000 seed money from a comment ability lab to work in finance

comment ability lab to work in finance

comment ability lab to work in finance accountability sector by making people

accountability sector by making people

accountability sector by making people financial literate

financial literate

financial literate and recently I was selected by us MSE

and recently I was selected by us MSE

and recently I was selected by us MSE due to a civic engagement project

due to a civic engagement project

due to a civic engagement project out of 800 outstanding application from

out of 800 outstanding application from

out of 800 outstanding application from all over the Nepal and that open the

all over the Nepal and that open the

all over the Nepal and that open the doers that I didn’t even know existed

what I understand is

what I understand is that financial literacy and financial

that financial literacy and financial

that financial literacy and financial education as a wonderful relation to

education as a wonderful relation to

education as a wonderful relation to maintain the economic process economic

maintain the economic process economic

maintain the economic process economic development of country

development of country

development of country if people are financial literate and if

if people are financial literate and if

if people are financial literate and if if people are gonna make a lot

if people are gonna make a lot

if people are gonna make a lot the financial system of country goes in

the financial system of country goes in

the financial system of country goes in a smooth it goes in a smooth flow

opening our new Bank branches in

opening our new Bank branches in unbanked areas by making people finance

unbanked areas by making people finance

unbanked areas by making people finance a literate and by making them

a literate and by making them

a literate and by making them financially capable that allows people

financially capable that allows people

financially capable that allows people to use financial product more wisely and

to use financial product more wisely and

to use financial product more wisely and that helps to

that helps to

that helps to that helps two people to maintain their

that helps two people to maintain their

that helps two people to maintain their household acts household daily expenses

household acts household daily expenses

household acts household daily expenses properly

I must say that financial literacy and

I must say that financial literacy and financial education is a major policy

financial education is a major policy

financial education is a major policy priority in Nepal it has included in its

priority in Nepal it has included in its

priority in Nepal it has included in its strategic plan

strategic plan

strategic plan it has been identified is important

it has been identified is important

it has been identified is important pillar in national 5-years financial

pillar in national 5-years financial

pillar in national 5-years financial sector development strategy and Nepal

sector development strategy and Nepal

sector development strategy and Nepal government has just introduced own Bank

government has just introduced own Bank

government has just introduced own Bank in own own household campaign

in own own household campaign

in own own household campaign according to Central Bank of Nepal 61%

according to Central Bank of Nepal 61%

according to Central Bank of Nepal 61% of adult population are formerly

of adult population are formerly

of adult population are formerly financially included but 18 percent of

financially included but 18 percent of

financially included but 18 percent of adult populations they do not have any

adult populations they do not have any

adult populations they do not have any access to formal and financial

access to formal and financial

access to formal and financial institutions do you know why

institutions do you know why

institutions do you know why because this is my responsibility to

because this is my responsibility to

because this is my responsibility to make them finance a literate that is my

make them finance a literate that is my

make them finance a literate that is my pure responsibility

I want to emphasize one particular point

I want to emphasize one particular point if we wish to be a good citizen if you

if we wish to be a good citizen if you

if we wish to be a good citizen if you wish to be a good consumer then we need

wish to be a good consumer then we need

wish to be a good consumer then we need to aware about financial literacy things

to aware about financial literacy things

to aware about financial literacy things our banking our banking and financial

our banking our banking and financial

our banking our banking and financial institutions offer interest rate how

institutions offer interest rate how

institutions offer interest rate how they are why they are advocating for the

they are why they are advocating for the

they are why they are advocating for the digital payments but they ask to update

digital payments but they ask to update

digital payments but they ask to update our key our updated information in their

our key our updated information in their

our key our updated information in their bank account we need to be very serious

bank account we need to be very serious

bank account we need to be very serious because that is our security

because that is our security

because that is our security that is for our security we need to be

that is for our security we need to be

that is for our security we need to be very serious about that

I want to add on my experience why

I want to add on my experience why because why financial literacy matters a

because why financial literacy matters a

because why financial literacy matters a lot everyone knows we faced we last year

lot everyone knows we faced we last year

lot everyone knows we faced we last year there there was a work week in Nepal

there there was a work week in Nepal

there there was a work week in Nepal before earthquake I went to the

before earthquake I went to the

before earthquake I went to the community and I conducted a saison

community and I conducted a saison

community and I conducted a saison financial literacy session and some of

financial literacy session and some of

financial literacy session and some of the people showed their interest to open

the people showed their interest to open

the people showed their interest to open a bank account and even days they think

a bank account and even days they think

a bank account and even days they think about they thought about how to do

about they thought about how to do

about they thought about how to do business in collect by doing a

business in collect by doing a

business in collect by doing a collaboration with banking and financial

collaboration with banking and financial

collaboration with banking and financial in cheese user

in cheese user

in cheese user but after the earthquake I went here and

but after the earthquake I went here and

but after the earthquake I went here and I asked them did you open a bank account

I asked them did you open a bank account

I asked them did you open a bank account what was the answer Koenig is and they

what was the answer Koenig is and they

what was the answer Koenig is and they to a lad no they were super nervous

to a lad no they were super nervous

to a lad no they were super nervous they didn’t open the bank account and

they didn’t open the bank account and

they didn’t open the bank account and while government denied to give relief

while government denied to give relief

while government denied to give relief money without any bank account they

money without any bank account they

money without any bank account they become super nervous to utilize the

become super nervous to utilize the

become super nervous to utilize the remaining resources as well

remaining resources as well

remaining resources as well after seeing those things I started I

after seeing those things I started I

after seeing those things I started I said for all one month in the same

said for all one month in the same

said for all one month in the same community and I majored them to open a

community and I majored them to open a

community and I majored them to open a bank account and I caused them to know

bank account and I caused them to know

bank account and I caused them to know to understand the value of money

to understand the value of money

to understand the value of money and after a few weeks the people of God

and after a few weeks the people of God

and after a few weeks the people of God local government to India to distribute

local government to India to distribute

local government to India to distribute relief material and in that time the

relief material and in that time the

relief material and in that time the people of local community asks to the

people of local community asks to the

people of local community asks to the officer of local government why don’t

officer of local government why don’t

officer of local government why don’t you why didn’t you bring those relief

you why didn’t you bring those relief

you why didn’t you bring those relief metal in time

metal in time

metal in time why did you give us money we have a bank

why did you give us money we have a bank

why did you give us money we have a bank account why so this is the example of

account why so this is the example of

account why so this is the example of when we make people finance illiterate

when we make people finance illiterate

when we make people finance illiterate then they they they become a more

then they they they become a more

then they they they become a more accountable and more transferring and

accountable and more transferring and

accountable and more transferring and they ask a question to the government if

they ask a question to the government if

they ask a question to the government if there are any kind of delay in

there are any kind of delay in

there are any kind of delay in development process

the goal of financial literacy is to

the goal of financial literacy is to increase the financial knowledge but if

increase the financial knowledge but if

increase the financial knowledge but if we teach people financial basic

we teach people financial basic

we teach people financial basic financial literacy and financial

financial literacy and financial

financial literacy and financial education as well that will increase the

education as well that will increase the

education as well that will increase the financials Osment power is well

financials Osment power is well

financials Osment power is well so by saying this we must be financial

so by saying this we must be financial

so by saying this we must be financial capital as well not only finance

capital as well not only finance

capital as well not only finance illiterate we must be able to choose the

illiterate we must be able to choose the

illiterate we must be able to choose the product we must be able to choose the

product we must be able to choose the

product we must be able to choose the system why we where we want to invest

system why we where we want to invest

system why we where we want to invest this kind of things

so finding is a little education and

so finding is a little education and financial literacy has a mixed kind of

financial literacy has a mixed kind of

financial literacy has a mixed kind of effect financial literacy has a negative

effect financial literacy has a negative

effect financial literacy has a negative kind of effect for certain behaviors but

kind of effect for certain behaviors but

kind of effect for certain behaviors but financial literacy has a positive

financial literacy has a positive

financial literacy has a positive effects in long-term behavior like

effects in long-term behavior like

effects in long-term behavior like retirement planning you are nothing you

retirement planning you are nothing you

retirement planning you are nothing you are okay most of the people you don’t

are okay most of the people you don’t

are okay most of the people you don’t think about the future but if you had to

think about the future but if you had to

think about the future but if you had to if you are if you are doing your saving

if you are if you are doing your saving

if you are if you are doing your saving you from right now you will not to worry

you from right now you will not to worry

you from right now you will not to worry about the future that is the positive

about the future that is the positive

about the future that is the positive impact of financial literate leave being

impact of financial literate leave being

impact of financial literate leave being literate so I would like to request you

literate so I would like to request you

literate so I would like to request you all the audience to think a moment about

all the audience to think a moment about

all the audience to think a moment about how we can educate for our generation

how we can educate for our generation

how we can educate for our generation about financial literacy and financial

about financial literacy and financial

about financial literacy and financial education because I mean this path to

education because I mean this path to

education because I mean this path to either educate the financial illiteracy

either educate the financial illiteracy

either educate the financial illiteracy from all over the world not from Nepal

from all over the world not from Nepal

from all over the world not from Nepal because in the small corners of the

because in the small corners of the

because in the small corners of the world we can make a difference thank you

world we can make a difference thank you

world we can make a difference thank you [Applause]

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