Free Self-Paced Course
How to Be an Adult
12 Weeks · 53 Sections · Social Science — Life Skills & Personal Finance
This free, self-paced course provides a structured 12-week syllabus for learning How to Be an Adult. Each module builds on the previous one, guiding you from foundational concepts through advanced topics with 53 pages of in-depth reading material. All content is drawn from our comprehensive How to Be an Adult textbook, organized into a clear weekly schedule that you can follow at your own pace.
Weekly Syllabus
- Chapter 1 — Your Income: Pay Stubs, Withholding, and What You Actually Take Home
- Chapter 2 — Budgeting: Where Your Money Goes and Where It Should Go
- Chapter 3 — Banking: Accounts, Fees, Payments, and Tipping
- Chapter 4 — Credit: What a Score Is, How to Build One, How to Fix One
- Chapter 5 — Debt: Student Loans, Credit Cards, and Getting Out
- Chapter 6 — Taxes: How Income Tax Actually Works
- Chapter 7 — Saving and Investing: Building Wealth Without Getting Scammed
- Chapter 8 — Insurance: What You Need, What You Don't
How to Use This Syllabus
- Read at your own pace. Each module is designed for roughly one week of study, but there are no deadlines. Spend as much time as you need on each topic.
- Follow in order or jump around. The modules are arranged sequentially for a structured learning path, but feel free to skip to any topic that interests you most.
- No sign-up needed. Every page in this syllabus links directly to free, open-access content. Just click a topic and start reading immediately.
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