Sorry for any spoilers, but this movie came out in 1946 so….

A few reasons why this movie has been one of my favorites for most of my adulthood is because I worked at a community bank, similar to the Bailey Bros Building and Loan & when I was 20 one of my close childhood friends passed away. 

Not a money lesson, but just something interesting that happens early in the movie. The Spanish flu kills Mr. Gowers’s son and although there is nothing financial to talk about that, I just thought it was interesting to see a similar type of scenario of COVID documented in one of my favorite movies.

1. Inflations impact on a million dollars 
2. How do you balance profits and supporting the common good?
3. The cost of college has always been expensive & we are all on different timelines.
4. Your goals can change. 
5. Homeownership affordability. 
6. Why we have insurance on our bank accounts. 
7. Why the rich get richer. 
8. Memories over dollars. 
9. Life is more valuable than assets & the importance of life insurance. 
10.  Community is a powerful force. 

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