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Raise a Smart, Confident Money Manager


Teach the value of money, budgeting, saving, and smart spending from an early age.

Financial Literacy I

Course Overview Play Icon

  • icon Money Management: Understand the crucial role of budgeting and goal setting in managing finances.
  • icon Spending Decisions: Differentiate needs from wants to make informed financial choices.
  • icon Saving Habits: Develop robust saving strategies for both short- and long-term financial goals.
  • icon Digital Finance: Explore both digital and physical aspects of money management, including safe online transactions.
  • icon Smart Spending: Recognize the benefits of comparison shopping and making wise spending decisions.

Course Badges

Every badge represents a money-smart move—understand, plan, save, and spend wisely. This is your starter kit for financial confidence.
Vault Chimera – The Valuer
Vault Chimera – The Valuer

This badge is for those who’ve uncovered the real value of money. Like the Vault Chimera, you protect what matters — and understand the power behind every coin and choice.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 1 of this course.

Quartz Pangolin – The Planner
Quartz Pangolin – The Planner

This badge is for those who’ve learned to plan with purpose. Like the Quartz Pangolin, you build your future one choice at a time — and protect it fiercely.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 2 of this course.

Dragonfly – The Saver
Dragonfly – The Saver

This badge is for learners who’ve grasped how to save—before spending. It reflects foresight, adaptability, and a future-ready mindset.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 3 of this course.

Raccoon – The Smart Spender
Raccoon – The Smart Spender

Owning this badge means you’ve learned that spending is power—and that power needs wisdom. It honors learners who buy with purpose and awareness.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 4 of this course.

Meet the Finance Course Creator,
Heather Gossler

A part-time teller job led to an MBA from DeSales University in the United States and a 27 year career in the finance and banking industry. I developed a youth banking program at my bank believing that it is never too young to learn to make good financial decisions. I took the program out into the surrounding communities’ schools to teach students basic finance. I then discovered that my true calling was education.

I left the executive offices of banking and began my teaching career, which I’ve been doing for 15 years. I went back to school and earned my M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Cabrini College. I’ve taught  middle school students the subjects of U.S.History, English and Language Arts, Science, and Family and Consumer Science which included a unit on personal finance. My ultimate goal is to help students find their passion for learning what it takes to be the best person they can be.

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