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Help Your Teen Master Advanced Money Skills


Teach investing, credit, entrepreneurship, and financial decision-making.

Financial Literacy II

Course Overview Play Icon

  • icon Saving & Investing: Understand saving and investing with banks, stocks, and other financial tools.
  • icon Entrepreneurship: Explore entrepreneurship to boost income and manage risk and rewards effectively.
  • icon Responsible Borrowing: Develop habits for responsible borrowing and maintaining good credit.
  • icon Financial Decisions: Make informed financial choices by distinguishing between needs and wants.
  • icon Fraud Protection: Protect finances by recognizing scams, fraud, and adopting ethical financial practices.

Course Badges

Level up your money game. These badges prove you've learned investing, borrowing, and financial foresight to take real control of your future.
Fox – The Earner
Fox – The Earner

This badge is earned by those who explore income with creativity and hustle. It’s not just about working—it's about thinking smart.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 1 of this course.

Otter – The Selector
Otter – The Selector

This badge honors those who pause before they purchase. It rewards mindful shoppers who compare, reflect, and only leap when the time is right.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 2 of this course.

Gold Serpent – The Grower
Gold Serpent – The Grower

This badge is for those who plant their coins and let them grow. It honors patience, risk-thinking, and smart investing.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 3 of this course.

White Hart – The Giver
White Hart – The Giver

This badge is for those who’ve learned to give freely and wisely. It celebrates learners who see money as a tool for kindness.

 

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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