How I learned to read -- and trade stocks -- in prison | Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll
Financial literacy isn't a skill -- it's a lifestyle. Take it from Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll. As an incarcerated individual, Caroll knows the power of a dollar. While in prison, he taught...
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I was 14 years oldinside of a bowling alley,burglarizing an arcade game,and upon exiting the buildinga security guard grabbed my arm, so I ran.I ran down the street, and I jumped on top of a fence.And when I got to the top,the weight of 3,000 quarters in my book bagpulled me back down to the ground.So when I came to, the security guard was standing on top of me,and he said, "Next time you little punks steal something you can carry."(Laughter)I was taken to juvenile halland when I was released into the custody of my mother,the first words my uncle said was, "How'd you get caught?"I said, "Man, the book bag was too heavy."He said, "Man, you weren't supposed to take all the quarters."I...
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I was 14 years oldinside of a bowling alley,burglarizing an arcade game,and upon exiting the buildinga security guard grabbed my arm, so I ran.I ran down the street, and I jumped on top of a fence.And when I got to the top,the weight of 3,000 quarters in my book bagpulled me back down to the ground.So when I came to, the security guard was standing on top of me,and he said, "Next time you little punks steal something you can carry."(Laughter)I was taken to juvenile halland when I was released into the custody of my mother,the first words my uncle said was, "How'd you get caught?"I said, "Man, the book bag was too heavy."He said, "Man, you weren't supposed to take all the quarters."I...
