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Learn personal finance by doing

Guides, activities, and game-based lessons to help beginners practice budgeting, saving, and investing.

Paper-collage illustration of a hand moving a gold pawn along a winding board-game path that runs from a house, a calendar and an envelope of bills toward a university building, a graduation cap on an open book, stacks of coins and a rising growth chart

By Marina G. September 29, 2026 8 min read

Games Like SPENT: What to Play Next

Compare games like SPENT - PAYBACK, Ricco and Budget Challenge - by gameplay, length, solo access, free limits and pricing, and decide what to play next.

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Paper-collage illustration of a hand moving a gold game piece along a board-game path, surrounded by an open book, a magnifying glass over a bar chart, a die, a jar of coins, and a rising line graph

By Marina G. September 08, 2026 7 min read

Do Financial Literacy Games Actually Work?

Do financial literacy games actually improve money skills? We looked at recent research on financial knowledge, behavior, engagement and game-based learning.

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Financial literacy quiz illustration with a checklist, calculator, money and an investment chart

By Marina G. September 07, 2026 9 min read

Financial Literacy Quiz for Adults: Test Your Money Skills

Take a 12-question financial literacy quiz for adults covering budgeting, saving, debt, inflation and investing. Get instant answers and explanations.

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Collage of hands-on personal finance elements - cash in an envelope, a budgeting checklist, a jar of coins, a wallet, a house, and rising growth charts

By Marina G. September 06, 2026 11 min read

12 Financial Literacy Activities for Adults That Teach by Doing

Try 12 practical financial literacy activities for adults, from budgeting scenarios and paycheck exercises to simulations, saving challenges, and money games.

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