The skills school skips

Real situations. Real money. Real life.

Your first real paycheck
The offer letter says $52,000
20% off if you open a card
Your first lease
Your side gig made $600
Premium, deductible, copay
Buy or lease?
The car dies. You have $300.
You saved your first $1,000
Your roommate is late on rent — again
Your first real paycheck
The offer letter says $52,000
20% off if you open a card
Your first lease
Your side gig made $600
Premium, deductible, copay
Buy or lease?
The car dies. You have $300.
You saved your first $1,000
Your roommate is late on rent — again
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See it work

Pick a real moment. See exactly what it teaches.

This is how every lesson opens — the situation first, then the skill underneath it.

It's $2,400. Rent is $1,100, and it's due in 6 days. What happens to the rest?

Meet your coaches

Four AI coaches. One for wherever you are in life.

Real faces, real personalities — each speaks in their own professional voice and runs your actual numbers, on-device and private.

Alex, your Adulting Academy coach
Alex
Recent Grad · 18–22

Just left the nest — first paycheck, first lease, and “real life” arriving all at once.

Jordan, your Adulting Academy coach
Jordan
Young Professional · 23–28

Career’s picking up steam — promotions, dating, and the first real money milestones.

Morgan, your Adulting Academy coach
Morgan
Established Adult · 29–35

Settling in — buying a home, building a family, investing for the long game.

Casey, your Adulting Academy coach
Casey
Mid-Career · 36–45

Experienced and reflective — career pivots, retirement planning, leaving a legacy.

The idea

Skip the course. Learn the exact skill the moment real life asks for it.

Ten situations you'll actually face — a lease, a paystub, a car that dies. Each one teaches the skill underneath, aligned to national standards.

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Your first real paycheck

It's $2,400. Rent is $1,100, and it's due in 6 days. What happens to the rest?

→ build a budget that survives the month

CASAS

The offer letter says $52,000

So why is the first check only $1,540? Meet gross vs. net — and where the rest goes.

→ read a paystub · gross vs. take-home

NGPF

20% off if you open a card

The cashier offers it at checkout. Is it a deal, or the most expensive discount you'll ever take?

→ APR · minimum payments · the real cost of credit

CASAS

Your first lease

First month, last month, security deposit — that's $3,300 before you own a fork. What are you signing?

→ read a lease · deposits · tenant rights

NGPF

Your side gig made $600

Cash app, no W-2. Do you owe tax on it? (Yes — and here's how much.)

→ 1099 income · self-employment tax · set aside

CASAS

Premium, deductible, copay

The ER visit is $1,800. Your plan has a $2,000 deductible. Who pays what?

→ how insurance actually works

NGPF/Jump$tart-Adult

Buy or lease?

The lease is $299/mo and looks cheaper. Over 6 years, which one actually costs less?

→ total cost of ownership · buy vs. lease

CASAS

The car dies. You have $300.

No emergency fund, rent's due. What breaks first — and how do you not end up here again?

→ the emergency fund · triage a money crisis

NGPF

You saved your first $1,000

Checking, savings, or somewhere it grows? The difference over 10 years is thousands.

→ accounts · compound growth · where money lives

CASAS

Your roommate is late on rent — again

You covered it last month. How do you have the money conversation without losing the friend?

→ money + relationships · boundaries · agreements

How it works

You don't just read it — you climb it.

Every skill climbs Bloom's ladder, Remember → Create, with a coach who works your real numbers alongside you.

L1 Remember
L2 Understand
L3 Apply
L4 Analyze
L5 Evaluate
L6 Create

Your coach, in the moment

Practical, encouraging, tuned to your life stage. Runs on-device — your numbers never leave your phone.

“The lease wants first + last + deposit — that's $3,300 at signing. Want me to check what your state allows for the deposit?”
Credible by design

Built on real standards. Yours to keep.

NGPFJump$tartCASASKnowles AndragogyOffline · Private

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