Extras
Printables
A one-page card for every lesson, made from the lesson's own steps. Print one for the fridge, the glovebox or a binder, or download the PDF. Black-and-white printers are fine.
Keep-it-handy cards
- Glovebox jump-start cardFold it in half and keep it with your cables.
- W-4 cheat sheetBring it to your first day at a new job.
- Fridge scam checklistTape it up where everyone in the house will see it.
A card for every lesson 149 cards
Money 31 cards
- Opening your first bank account PDF
- Checking vs. savings, and why you want both PDF
- Overdrafts and fees, and how to avoid them PDF
- Your first budget in 20 minutes PDF
- How much to save, starting small PDF
- Automating your savings PDF
- How credit scores work PDF
- Reading your credit report PDF
- Disputing errors on your report PDF
- Your first credit card PDF
- APR and interest in plain English PDF
- Debt collectors: your rights PDF
- Payday loans and other expensive traps PDF
- Filling out a W-4 PDF
- W-2 vs. 1099 PDF
- Filing your taxes for free PDF
- Spotting IRS scams PDF
- FAFSA, step by step PDF
- Reading a financial aid offer PDF
- Scholarships and scholarship scams PDF
- Federal student loans, explained PDF
- Student loan repayment plans PDF
- Premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums PDF
- Health insurance options PDF
- Auto insurance basics PDF
- Renters insurance PDF
- Why starting early matters PDF
- 401(k), 403(b) and IRAs PDF
- Index funds and fees PDF
- Investment fraud red flags PDF
- Buying a car without getting taken PDF
Work 19 cards
- Finding your first job PDF
- Job scams and how to spot them PDF
- What a resume is for PDF
- No experience? What to put instead PDF
- How interviews work PDF
- Story answers (STAR) PDF
- Following up after an interview PDF
- Reading your pay stub PDF
- Tips and tipped pay PDF
- Choosing your benefits PDF
- Your rights at work PDF
- Schedule changes and texts on your day off PDF
- Fired or laid off: your first week PDF
- Hurt at work PDF
- How to ask for a raise PDF
- Leaving a job the right way PDF
- College, trade school or work: choosing a path PDF
- Apprenticeships PDF
- Self-employment taxes PDF
Your place 37 cards
- Can I afford to move out? PDF
- Apartment hunting and rental scams PDF
- Your first lease PDF
- Move-in photos and getting your deposit back PDF
- Setting up utilities and internet PDF
- Changing your address and forwarding mail PDF
- Your rights as a tenant PDF
- Living with roommates PDF
- Splitting bills with roommates PDF
- Can't pay rent on time: what to say PDF
- An eviction notice on your door PDF
- Your rent is going up PDF
- Roaches, mice and bed bugs PDF
- Locked out PDF
- No heat, and using a space heater safely PDF
- Breaking a lease PDF
- Kitchen basics: the tools you need PDF
- Grocery shopping and five cheap meals PDF
- Planning a week of meals PDF
- Food safety basics PDF
- Leftovers and freezing PDF
- Getting food help: SNAP, WIC and food pantries PDF
- Laundry without ruining clothes PDF
- Mold and moisture: what to watch for PDF
- Finding your water shutoff and breaker panel PDF
- Fixing a running toilet PDF
- Testing your smoke alarms PDF
- The maintenance schedule PDF
- How to jump-start a car PDF
- How to change a flat tire PDF
- Checking for recalls PDF
- What to do after a crash PDF
- Dashboard warning lights PDF
- Getting pulled over PDF
- Tickets and a towed car PDF
- Registering and renewing your car PDF
- Getting through a power outage PDF
Body 18 cards
- How much sleep you need PDF
- Reading a nutrition label PDF
- Finding a primary care doctor PDF
- Your first appointment PDF
- Urgent care vs. the ER PDF
- Sick with no regular doctor: where to go PDF
- Medical bills and EOBs: check before you pay PDF
- Paying less for prescriptions PDF
- Stocking a first-aid kit PDF
- When to call 911 PDF
- Stress vs. something more PDF
- Finding a therapist you can afford PDF
- Using campus counseling PDF
- 988: when and how to reach out PDF
- Checkups and screenings by age PDF
- Birth control and STI testing, privately PDF
- Alcohol: knowing the facts PDF
- Nicotine and vaping PDF
Mind 9 cards
People 10 cards
Legal 10 cards
- Getting a copy of your birth certificate PDF
- Replacing a Social Security card PDF
- Getting a state ID or driver's license PDF
- Registering to vote PDF
- Discrimination and harassment at work PDF
- Freezing your credit PDF
- Recovering from identity theft PDF
- Small claims court basics PDF
- What to do with a jury summons PDF
- Getting free legal help PDF
Tools 15 cards
- Your starter toolkit PDF
- Hanging things on walls PDF
- Clearing a clogged drain PDF
- Testing and resetting a GFCI outlet PDF
- Using a fire extinguisher PDF
- Using a password manager PDF
- Turning on two-step sign-in PDF
- Spotting a scam text or call PDF
- Fake package and toll texts PDF
- QR code scams PDF
- Payment app scams (Zelle, Venmo, Cash App) PDF
- Buying and selling online without getting scammed PDF
- Fake check and overpayment scams PDF
- What to do if you got scammed PDF
- Backing up your phone PDF