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Subjects · Personal finance
Money basics, from zero.
A financial literacy course that explains every word the first time it appears, then works it through with round, made-up numbers you can check on paper: a monthly budget, a pay stub, what card interest really costs, a debt plan, an emergency fund and how compound growth works.
The ready-made course · 7 units, 10 lessons
Money Basics: Budgeting, Credit, Saving and Investing from Zero
A from-zero money course that explains every word the first time it appears, then works through it with round, made-up numbers you can check on paper. You will build a monthly budget, read a pay stub, see exactly what credit card interest costs, plan a debt payoff and an emergency fund, and watch compound growth do its work.
Unit 1Where Your Money Actually Goes2 lessons
- 1.1Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and a Money-In / Money-Out Budget
- 1.2Closing a $200 Gap When Money Out Beats Money In
Unit 2Your Paycheck: Gross Pay, Deductions and Take-Home Pay1 lesson
- 2.1From $18 an Hour to What Actually Lands in Your Account
Unit 3Credit Scores and What a Credit Card Really Charges2 lessons
- 3.1What a Credit Score Is Counting
- 3.2The $40 That Never Goes Away: Card Interest Month by Month
Unit 4Debt: Which One to Kill First1 lesson
- 4.1Ranking Debts by the Interest They Cost Each Month
Unit 5Emergency Funds and Saving on Autopilot1 lesson
- 5.1Three Months of Essentials: Sizing and Filling Your Safety Net
Unit 6Investing Basics: Compound Growth, Index Funds and Risk2 lessons
- 6.1Growth on Top of Growth: $1,000 at 10% and the Rule of 72
- 6.2One Company or Five Hundred: Spreading Risk and Why Time Changes a 30% Drop
Unit 7Your One-Page Money Plan1 lesson
- 7.1One Page, Four Steps: Turning $600 of Spare Money into a Plan
General education only, not financial advice. Examples use made-up numbers; talk to a licensed professional about your own situation.
How the course works
Learned, not just watched
Each idea is shown, then checked
Lessons are narrated, and the picture draws itself as each part is named. After each idea the lesson stops and asks you a question.
What you miss comes back
A wrong answer gets an explanation of why. Topics you keep missing become catch-up lessons.
A tutor beside every lesson
Pause and ask about what's on screen. A big question can become a lesson of its own.
Which plan
Questions
Asked often
Is this financial advice?
No. It's general education with made-up numbers. For decisions about your own money, talk to a licensed professional.
Who is it for?
Adults starting from zero, and teens with a first job. No finance knowledge is assumed.
Does it cover investing?
The basics: compound growth, index funds, spreading risk, and why time matters. It doesn't recommend any investment.
Can my teenager take it?
Yes, on a Family account. The course is written to suit teens with a first job, and you see their progress in the parent view.
What does it cost?
The free courses in the Tessorio Library need no account and cost nothing. Plans are Self-learning $19.99 a month, Family $29.99, Teacher $19.99 and Course Creator $79. Paying yearly costs ten times the monthly price, so two months are free. Each plan includes the whole Library and a set number of new lesson minutes a month; watching and rewatching never use them.
Get your money basics sorted?
Start with a free account, and pick a plan when you're ready.
General education only, not financial advice. Examples use made-up numbers.