Consumer Math Life Skills for Teens: Budgeting, Banking & Smart Spending

𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲?

💡 This class is part of my 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝 & 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨—custom-built to help teens gain practical money skills, confidence, and independence. Each class stands alone and can be taken in any order or simultaneously, but together they create a full-year learning path that prepares teens for real-life financial decisions. 

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨:
• 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬: 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠  
• 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬, 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐬 & 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠  
•𝐀 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬

In this interactive course (formerly listed as Consumer Math Semester 1), we work together to tackle math skills teens will 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 use in real life—like how to read a pay stub, track spending in a bank register, calculate sales tax, and understand the difference between debit and credit. We'll practice budgeting, tipping, and unit pricing while building confidence with practical math. 

This course transforms everyday math into an engaging, practical experience. No more hearing, “When will I ever use this?!” from your teen 🙂.  

Whether your teen is calculating discounts or managing their debit card, I’ve got you covered!

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭:
This particular course meets once per week for 13 weeks. I structure every lesson with the "I do, we do, you do" approach, helping to increase learner confidence with practice problems on guided notes. Each week, I also provide an enrichment activity to do, based on the week’s lesson.  I will provide feedback on those activities and can also provide a formal grade report at the conclusion of the course if requested by parents 🙂

𝙄 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠!

𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬:
🌍 Real-World Applications: We tackle those "dreaded story problems" by turning them into realistic, everyday situations. Teens will learn to apply math in everyday situations, making the subject both fun and relevant.
🔢 Essential Skills: The course focuses on enhancing basic math skills like multiplying, converting percentages to decimals, and fractions, tailored for teen learners.
📚 Literacy and Critical Thinking: Beyond numbers, this course strengthens reading and analytical skills through practical math problems.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧:
💪 Confidence in handling real-life math scenarios.
🧠 Improved Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills through math.
🌟 A Sense of Independence and preparedness for adult financial responsibilities.

𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝:
Excited for more? Check out the other two classes in my 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝 & 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, covering topics from trip budgeting to understanding utility bills and the intricacies of buying a car, investing...and so much more!  (𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝙄𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡!)

𝑺𝒚𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔 𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 (𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒚𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌'𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒔):

💡 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵:
I am here to help your teen prepare for the real world by equipping them with skills they'll use every day!