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Personal Finance

Budgets, credit, compounding, insurance, taxes, and the habits that decide whether a young adult starts free or starts owing.

  • Budgeting
  • Credit & debt
  • Investing basics
  • Taxes
  • Insurance
  • First job

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Before the first paycheck

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    Personal Finance

    Before the First Paycheck

    Twice a week · Five weeks · Ages 15–18

    Budget, credit, compounding, taxes and insurance in five weeks, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Built to be finished before a first job starts.

    Ages
    Ages 15–18
    Meetings
    10 live meetings · 5 weeks
    Days
    Tuesdays & Thursdays
    Time
    5:00 pm ET · 45 min1 other time
    Thomas WardMr. Thomas Ward

    New this term

    Reviews appear once families have taken it.

    $14/wk

    $70 in total

    $28 for add’l siblings

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    Personal Finance

    Personal Finance for Young Adults

    Before the first paycheck

    Budgets, credit, compounding, taxes and insurance, taught by someone who spent six years watching what happens when nobody explains them.

    Ages
    Ages 14–18
    Meetings
    6 live meetings
    Days
    Tuesdays
    Time
    11:00 am ET · 45 min1 other time
    Thomas WardMr. Thomas Ward

    New this term

    Reviews appear once families have taken it.

    $7/wk

    $42 in total

    $16.80 for add’l siblings

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    Personal Finance

    The Money Jar

    Saving, spending, giving · Ages 7–9

    Three jars, real coins, and the first honest conversation a child has about money. Where it comes from, why it runs out, and what it is for.

    Ages
    Ages 7–9
    Meetings
    6 live meetings
    Days
    Wednesdays
    Time
    11:00 am ET · 30 min1 other time
    Thomas WardMr. Thomas Ward

    New this term

    Reviews appear once families have taken it.

    $6/wk

    $36 in total

    $14.40 for add’l siblings

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  • Thomas Ward

    Mr. Thomas Ward

    Economics, Logic & Entrepreneurship

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