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The 52-Week Money Program

A full year of money skills. One idea at a time. The 52-Week Money Program is the original Thrifty Crew series: 52 short, practical lessons that build on each other. Start at Week 1 and go in order, or jump to whatever you need most. Use them for your own life, or to teach a young person in yours.

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All 52 weeks, in order

  1. Week 1. Future You Is a Real Person · free
  2. Week 2. The Compounding Secret
  3. Week 3. Win the First Five Minutes
  4. Week 4. The Gap Is the Score
  5. Week 5. Needs First, Then Wants
  6. Week 6. Your Kid's First Budget
  7. Week 7. Where Does the Money Go?
  8. Week 8. The First Job Conversation
  9. Week 9. Pay Yourself First
  10. Week 10. Opening the First Account
  11. Week 11. Allowance vs. Earning
  12. Week 12. Talking About Money Without Fighting
  13. Week 13. Quarter Review + Family Money Night
  14. Week 14. No One Is Coming to Save You (and That's Good News)
  15. Week 15. Skills Beat Luck
  16. Week 16. Find the Thing That Pulls at You
  17. Week 17. The Internet Is a Tool, Not a Trap
  18. Week 18. Apply It or Lose It
  19. Week 19. Do the Work Before You're Paid for It
  20. Week 20. Your Reputation Travels Faster Than You Do
  21. Week 21. Show Up On Time, Every Time
  22. Week 22. How to Get a First Job
  23. Week 23. The First Interview
  24. Week 24. Be the Employee They Brag About
  25. Week 25. References Are Currency
  26. Week 26. Quarter Review: Celebrate the Climb
  27. Week 27. Time Is Your Superpower · free
  28. Week 28. Meet Compound Interest (Hands-On)
  29. Week 29. The Custodial Account Conversation
  30. Week 30. Boring Wins: Index Funds 101
  31. Week 31. The 401(k) and "Free Money"
  32. Week 32. The Trap That Looks Like Help
  33. Week 33. How a Credit Card Actually Tricks You
  34. Week 34. "Buy Now, Pay Later" Is the Same Trap
  35. Week 35. What "Affordable" Really Means
  36. Week 36. Good Debt, Bad Debt, and the Exit Plan
  37. Week 37. Student Loans Without the Panic
  38. Week 38. Credit Scores, Explained Simply
  39. Week 39. Quarter Review: Money That Grows
  40. Week 40. Want Less, Win More
  41. Week 41. Lifestyle Creep
  42. Week 42. The 30% Breathing Room Rule
  43. Week 43. The Highlight Reel
  44. Week 44. What Are You Really Buying?
  45. Week 45. Borrow Other People's Hindsight
  46. Week 46. How to Spot Good Advice From Bad
  47. Week 47. Choose Your Crowd
  48. Week 48. The Few Expensive Mistakes
  49. Week 49. Taming the Need to Fit In
  50. Week 50. The Gift of Giving
  51. Week 51. Your Kid's First Five-Year Plan
  52. Week 52. A Letter to Future You

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