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Learn personal finance by doing

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

Board game on a table with a green pawn at a fork in the path, dice, coins and three cards - a briefcase, a house and a rising chart - beside a tablet showing the same three choices as a digital game

By Marina G. October 14, 2026 11 min read

Games Like CASHFLOW: Online Alternatives for Practicing Money Decisions

Compare games like CASHFLOW - Moneyflow, Escape the Grind and Ricco - by gameplay, investing mechanics, solo access, free limits and price, and choose by goal.

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Illustration of a woman at a desk weighing three options on a laptop screen - a piggy bank for saving, a rising bar chart for investing and a mountain path for long-term goals - with matching cards laid out on the table beside a notebook and stacks of coins

By Marina G. October 12, 2026 10 min read

Financial Literacy Games for Adults: How to Choose One You Can Play Alone

Compare five financial literacy games for adults you can play alone - by what you actually do, skills practiced, playtime, free limits and price - and pick by goal.

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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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Illustration of a hand holding a magnifying glass over a tablet that compares three money choices - a house, a jar of savings, and a beach vacation - beside a budget checklist and an envelope of cash

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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