ATLANTA — Some Clark Atlanta University students got quite the surprise on Tuesday when GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter T-Pain crashed their regularly scheduled class.
The artist, alongside money educator The Budgetnista, interrupted the course and turned it into a "Progress 101" class focused on financial basics as part of the banking app Chime's Financial Literacy Month initiative. In addition, the students received tote bags, T-shirts, and autographed coloring budget books.
"The easiest way to get into financial progress and the easiest way to convey financial education is just to start a conversation about it," T-Pain said during the class.
A recent survey conducted by Chime found that a staggering 32% of Americans admit to learning nothing about personal finance during their formal education, prompting the push for more financial knowledge in schools.
As part of the initiative, T-Pain will give away signed coloring budgets, tickets to his tour and financial advising sessions for life on Chime's social channels all month long.
Watch the video of the surprise visit below:
