Since the start of the crisis, one thing has been notably absent: the voices of those who say financial education is futile and a waste of time.  The long lines at food banks stand as a painful reminder of how little financial resilience many South African families had and how daunting it is to manage our finances during a pandemic. It is during a storm that sailing lessons show their worth, and it is becoming painfully obvious that knowing a thing or two about financial literacy is essential—not simply to navigate our finances but to survive in a storm.