Budget Dashboard
Practical Money Skills for Life
Topics: Coin/bill ID, earning money, spend vs. save, needs vs. wants
Prerequisites: None – entry level; basic counting
U.S. Mint - H.I.P. Pocket Change
Topics: Coin identification, currency history, making change
Prerequisites: None; counting to 100
Biz Kid$
Topics: Budgeting basics, saving, credit/debt intro, career awareness
Prerequisites: 3rd-6th grade reading level; basic earning concept
FDIC Money Smart for Young People (PreK-8)
Topics: Needs vs. wants, first budget, saving goals, credit intro
Prerequisites: None for PreK-2 tier; sequential mastery through grade band
Federal Reserve Education
Topics: Intro economics, saving/spending, how money moves
Prerequisites: Elementary reading level
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF)
Topics: Pay stubs, pay-yourself-first, zero-based budgeting, transportation costs, paycheck-to-paycheck simulation
Prerequisites: Basic algebra/percentages; high-school reading level
FDIC Money Smart for Young People (Grades 9-12)
Topics: Full monthly budget, car financing, college costs, rent vs. buy intro
Prerequisites: Completion of grades 6-8 tier; basic percentage math
Budget Challenge
Topics: Real-time bill pay, credit card payoff, emergency fund, fee avoidance
Prerequisites: Prior structured budgeting exposure; online banking basics
Jump$tart Coalition
Topics: Directory of standards-aligned budgeting/credit/saving lessons
Prerequisites: Varies by linked resource; best used to sequence a path
CFPB - Adult Financial Education
Topics: Household budget worksheets, pay stub/benefits literacy, credit-budget link
Prerequisites: Basic budgeting framework in place; income source to apply it to
MyMoney.gov
Topics: Five Building Blocks (Earn, Save & Invest, Protect, Spend, Borrow)
Prerequisites: Basic budgeting vocabulary; bank account helpful
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy (AICPA)
Topics: Life-stage budgeting, student loan repayment, tax-planning intro
Prerequisites: Foundational budgeting skills; basic credit score knowledge
NerdWallet
Topics: 50/30/20 calculator, debt avalanche/snowball, mortgage affordability
Prerequisites: Existing budget and steady income; basic credit familiarity
Investopedia
Topics: Zero-based/envelope budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, self-employment budgeting, retirement integration
Prerequisites: Solid budgeting vocabulary; comfort with financial math
Khan Academy - Personal Finance
Topics: Budgeting & saving, credit, goal-setting, loans/debt, insurance, taxes, investments/retirement, scam protection
Prerequisites: Sequential – complete Budgeting & Saving unit first; basic algebra
Bankrate
Topics: Budget calculators, emergency-fund sizing, retirement/debt-payoff calculators
Prerequisites: Established budget with savings capacity; understands APY/interest
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Topics: Inflation's effect on budgets, interest-rate policy, data-driven context
Prerequisites: Basic economics vocabulary; personal budgeting basics mastered elsewhere
Council for Economic Education (CEE)
Topics: K-12 through adult budgeting/economics curriculum, teacher training
Prerequisites: Varies by grade band selected
Money Management International
Topics: 30 Steps to Financial Wellness, debt/credit counseling budgeting
Prerequisites: Existing income/expense picture; best for teens and up
USA.gov - Budgeting Basics
Topics: Directory of government budgeting tools, worksheet basics
Prerequisites: None – navigational entry point