Students learn the importance of budgeting as they help a character redecorate his room on a limited budget. They also engage in comparison-shopping methods to ultimately learn how to make smart choices about when and how to spend.

Students learn both the importance of saving and how to manage day-to-day expenses. They also help a character find a job, review his paycheck and credit card statement, and decide when to utilize different payment types.

Students help a character explore different career path options and narrow her interests by examining required skills and interests, income potential, and education and training requirements. They also explore ways to reduce out-of-pocket cost of higher education.

Students learn all about business growth as they help a business owner with various tasks, such as calculating monthly profit and loss and strategizing how to save for new capital. They also learn how to open savings and checking accounts, grow money faster with a certificate deposit, and make monthly transaction decisions.

Students explore a “life simulation” and support a character make important insurance and investment decisions. Through helping the character analyze and select different insurance policies, students get the chance to experience just how random, unexpected occurrences can lead to financial loss.

The course comes full circle in this final lesson, as students utilize their newfound knowledge to set their own financial goals and plans. Students create a portfolio piece, known as their “Blueprint,” which details future career interests, plans for higher education, and next action steps.