Super Insider podcast: raising money-smart kids

15 September 2025

We’ve all said it before: “Why didn’t they teach us that in school?”

We know that financial wellbeing starts long before retirement. That’s why we’re proud to partner with the Financial Basics Foundation (FBF), an organisation dedicated to equipping young Australians with the skills and confidence to manage money well.

In this special episode of Super Insider, our host Anne Fuchs sits down with Katrina Samuels, CEO of Financial Basics Foundation, to explore how financial literacy can transform lives. Together, they discuss how FBF’s Cashed Up program is making a difference by teaching secondary school students practical money skills - from saving and budgeting to understanding superannuation and compounding interest.

The conversation highlights the urgent need for financial literacy education in schools, the role parents and carers can play, and how empowering young people early can set them up for a lifetime of better financial choices. Whether you’re a parent, carer, teacher, or simply passionate about the financial future of the next generation, this episode is full of insights worth sharing.

What You’ll Learn:

Why financial literacy is about behaviours and confidence, not just numbers
How the Cashed Up program gives students practical life skills for budgeting, saving, and earning
The risks of financial illiteracy in a world of tap payments, Afterpay, and instant spending
Why starting early with money conversations matters - especially for girls and young women
The long-term benefits of financial education, from reduced debt stress to stronger retirement savings
How parents, carers, and schools can access free, credible resources from Financial Basics Foundation

Super Insider isn’t just a podcast - it’s a trusted guide for our members, helping them feel informed and in control. Whether they’re a few years from retirement or just starting to plan, we’re giving them the knowledge they need in an easy, accessible way. Have you subscribed to Super Insider yet? If not, we’re on all the main platforms.

Tune in now and join the conversation!

Subscribe for more videos

Credits

Anne Fuchs – Host & Executive General Manager of Advocacy and Impact, ART

Katrina Samios – CEO, Financial Basics Foundation

Source: SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey - SR50 Growth (77-90) Index and Growth (77-90) category. High Growth is our #1 performing option over 10 years to 30 June 2025. Returns are after investment fees and costs, transaction costs and investment taxes, but before administration fees. The High Growth option has identical investments to the High Growth Pool in the Lifecycle Investment Strategy. Individual returns may vary. The High Growth option commenced on 28 February 2022 and adopted the investment strategy of the pre-merger Sunsuper Growth option. To show the returns for the High Growth option, we have used returns for the Sunsuper option up to this date.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

The opinions and comments shared by people in this podcast are theirs alone, and they’re not necessarily shared by the Trustee. It uses information that’s accurate at the time of publishing.

This is general information only. It’s not based on your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. So, think about those things and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination at art.com.au/pds before you make any decision about our products. And if you’re still not sure, talk with a financial adviser.

We issue this information and all Australian Retirement Trust products. When we say ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘the Trustee’, we mean Australian Retirement Trust Pty Ltd (ABN 88 010 720 840, AFSL 228975), trustee of Australian Retirement Trust (ABN 60 905 115 063).

Any advice given is by representatives of ART Financial Advice Pty Ltd (ABN 50 087 154 818, AFSL 227867), wholly owned by the Trustee. As representatives, they may recommend ART products from time to time. So read the relevant Financial Service Guide at art.com.au/fsg to tell you about that advice and how they’re paid.

Any information given by the guest speakers is provided as general information only and not financial advice.