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High school · Ages 14–18

Penny Hollow LifeReady

Real Money. Real Life.

Practice paychecks, credit, accounts, borrowing, investing, and the connected decisions that prepare you for adulthood.

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Your First Paycheck: Real-Life Money Toolkit

Learn to read what you earn, investigate what is deducted, and plan what you keep. Detailed fictional pay records connect job offers, timecards, payroll math, budgets, and a final investigation.

$19.9958 pages · Ages 14–18

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Credit Confidence: Build It, Protect It

A structured credit mini-course built around evidence and responsible decisions. Twelve modules move from credit fundamentals to reports, borrowing costs, protection, and a complete fictional credit-file investigation.

$24.9964 pages · Ages 14–18

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Six familiar friends, with money skills that grow alongside you.

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LESSON 01 · SAMMY

Understanding Your First Paycheck

The wage in a job offer is not the amount deposited. Reading the details helps you plan spending and notice missing hours or incorrect deductions.

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LESSON 02 · CLEO

Credit and Credit Reports

Information in a credit file can affect future borrowing and some other applications. Learning to read a file is more useful than chasing a promised score increase.

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LESSON 03 · CLEO

Credit Cards and Interest

A small required payment can keep a bill current while leaving a large balance that costs interest for a long time.

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LESSON 04 · BENNY

Budgeting for Independence

Independent living brings several bills at once. A plan needs to cover the full month, not just the largest bill.

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LESSON 05 · SAMMY

Banking and Financial Accounts

Account access is useful only when you understand costs, pending payments, security, and what is actually protected.

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LESSON 06 · SAMMY

Taxes for Beginners

A refund is a reconciliation of payments and tax rules, not free extra wages or proof that a payroll estimate was exact.

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LESSON 07 · CLEO

Loans and Debt

A lower monthly payment can hide a longer commitment and a larger total cost.

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LESSON 08 · IZZY

Investing and Building Wealth

Longer-term goals need an understanding of uncertainty, time, costs, and the difference between a mathematical illustration and a promised return.

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LESSON 09 · CLEO

Financial Fraud and Identity Protection

Protecting access and responding quickly can limit damage when a suspicious message or unfamiliar account appears.

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LESSON 10 · PENNY

Preparing for Financial Independence

A confident transition to adulthood comes from connected decisions, not from memorizing isolated definitions.

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Learn through decisions

INTERACTIVE PRACTICE · LIFEREADY

Paycheck Detective

Investigate fictional pay stubs, calculate gross and net pay, and identify inconsistent lines.

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INTERACTIVE PRACTICE · LIFEREADY

Credit Choice Simulator

Practice borrowing, payment, report-review, and protection decisions without inventing an exact credit score.

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