One complete chapter from each Financially Growing module: debt, goals, savings, college and giving. Real stories, a vocab box, an activity and a fillable worksheet in every lesson.
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Each sample is a full chapter from a companion book, not a teaser. It is written in plain language that sounds like a real person talking to your teen.
The full text from the companion book, with a pull-quote to anchor the big idea.
Maya, Liam and Ava face money choices teens actually make, with real numbers.
Five or six key terms defined in one plain sentence each.
A small, real-world challenge students can do this week.
Three questions with answer lines for discussion, journaling or an exit ticket.
A Real Path for the student’s own life and a Mock Path for practice.
One lesson from each module of the Financially Growing course for teens.
Why the smartest move with debt is never starting, told through Liam’s three buy-now-pay-later plans.
How to turn “I want to save more” into a goal with a number, a date and a first step.
Why a surprise $1,000 bill trips up so many adults, and the six-minute setup that prevents it.
An honest look at college costs, financial aid and strong alternatives before signing anything.
How giving on purpose builds the feeling of “enough,” and how to give where it works.
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Use one lesson as a trial run, or teach all five as a short personal finance unit.
Start a money conversation at home with a story your teen will recognize, then work through the activity together.
Print or share the PDF for a ready bell-to-bell lesson with discussion questions and an exit ticket.
Try a lesson from each module before choosing the full course for a high school personal finance credit.
Yes. All five lessons come in one PDF at no cost, with no credit card. You may copy them for your own family or one classroom.
The lessons are written for high school students in grades 9–12. Many families also use them with an advanced 8th grader or a young adult heading to college or a first job.
Each lesson is one complete chapter from a Financially Growing companion book. It includes a story with a recurring teen character, a Vocab Box, a Try This activity, reflection questions and a Real Path / Mock Path tear-out template.
Plan for 45–60 minutes, including the activity. You can also split a lesson across two shorter sessions.
Yes. The reflection questions and templates are fillable PDF fields, so students can type their answers or print the pages.
The sample lessons and the core curriculum are not faith-based. Families who want it can add Biblical Finance, an optional set of faith lessons that walk beside every module.
The curriculum was built with the Jump$tart National Standards for personal finance education and state standards from Oregon, Washington and California in mind.
Teens 13 and older may sign up with their own email. Students under 13 should ask a parent or guardian to sign up.
No. Your email is used only by Financially Growing to send the lessons and a few helpful next steps. You can unsubscribe at any time and keep the lessons.
Each lesson comes from a five-module, self-paced course for teens. Modules are $147 each, or $497 for all five. See the full curriculum at financiallygrowing.com/curriculum.
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