There are only 2 ways human beings learn: Nature and Nurture...Mother Nature or Mother Culture

Financial Intelligence is 100% learned from Nurture (Mother Culture).

Your personal culture begins at birth, some would disagree and say the moment of conception. However, I believe it begins much sooner than that with your ancestors and THEIR culture. It gets passed on ages and ages, and when you are born, you do not decide your culture. It is given to you. As we age and become free-thinking young adults, we may begin to make decisions, but certainly society begins to "nurture" us as well. Things that impact our culture:

-family history
-upbringing
-religious/spiritual views
-family political views
-media: news, radio, television
-literature: books, magazines, articles, etc.

Here is the kicker: you are EITHER financially intelligent or financially ignorant, and it is a CONSCIOUS CHOICE! Because, we know that financial intelligence is 100% based on your personal culture. If you want to increase your financial intelligence you need to increase your awareness of the things that will positively impact your personal culture in this arena: finances and economics.

Now, today information is free to everyone, and it is pushed out faster and faster everyday. Those that DECIDE to become financially intelligent can do so, as soon as they make that commitment. Here are some things to start your path:

Read books (Bachman, Kiyosaki, Trump, Buffet (either one!), Maxwell, Pilser, Tracy, etc.)
Listen to audio's, audio books, and podcasts
Watch video clips and movies on the subject
Surround yourself with positive, successful people
Identify a mentor
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS (Start a business. There is no better way to learn than to get in the game)