Nudged by dad, but going her own in money matters

Singapore

WHILE many of her peers in university are still building up their financial knowledge, Grace Lim, 21, has been busy teaching others about financial literacy.

The third-year accountancy undergraduate from Singapore Management University (SMU) has conducted more than financial literacy lessons with students from the Institute of Technical Education colleges.

As vice-president of the Citi-SMU Financial Literacy Club, she endeavours to inspire other young adults to start managing their finance early.

However, teaching financial literacy is a passion that has come her way somewhat unplanned.

"Initially, I joined the club because I wanted to learn more about personal finance," Ms Lim sa…