Financial Literacy Series

Last week, Year 11 and 12 students enjoyed the first in a series of financial literacy sessions with Ayalah Gelnay of Stiletto Staircase.

Ayalah is a self-made, highly relatable and inspirational woman who was born and raised in Melbourne. As a business owner and advertising industry expert, Ayalah has proven herself savvy at achieving financial goals on her own merits. Ayalah launched Stiletto Staircase to help young people develop an understanding of the basics of finance, empowering them and setting them up for a bright, financially independent future.

In their first session, Ayalah introduced Shelford’s senior students to the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP), as well as the basics of superannuation and taxation. Students found the session engaging and highly relevant. Over the rest of the year, Ayalah will take students through the basics of bank accounts, credit cards, phones plans and insurance, as well as budgeting and saving, car ownership and home loan deposits.