Curriculum Money Through Life's Big Moments
Money Through Life's Big Moments
Practical money guidance for life's turning points - a first job, moving out, buying a car, weddings, a new baby, losing a job, losing sight, caring for parents and more.
- Your First Job: Money Moves That Matter The financial habits worth setting up with your first paycheck, from understanding deductions to starting to save and avoiding lifestyle creep. 📄 Read-aloud
- Moving Out: The Real Cost of Living on Your Own The upfront and ongoing costs of moving into your first home, the ones people forget, and how to plan a realistic budget. 📄 Read-aloud
- Buying a Car: New, Used, Loan or Lease How to compare buying new or used, paying cash or borrowing, and leasing, so you choose the option that costs least for your needs. 📄 Read-aloud
- Weddings: Celebrating Without Drowning in Debt Why weddings can be enormously expensive, especially in India, and how families can plan celebrations without long-term financial harm. 📄 Read-aloud
- Preparing Financially for a Baby The costs of pregnancy, birth and a baby's first year, how parental leave affects income, and steps to prepare. 📄 Read-aloud
- What to Do When You Lose Your Job Practical financial steps after a job loss, from checking entitlements and cutting costs to protecting credit and planning the search for new work. 📄 Read-aloud
- Money Through Life's Big Moments: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on first jobs, moving out, buying a car, weddings, babies and job loss. 5 questions
- Moving Abroad: Money Across Borders The financial steps involved in moving to another country for work or study, from bank accounts and currency transfers to tax residency. 📄 Read-aloud
- Money and Caring for Ageing Parents How to plan for the costs of caring for older parents, from health care and home adjustments to managing their finances and protecting your own. 📄 Read-aloud
- Receiving an Inheritance or Windfall How to handle a sudden large sum of money wisely, from pausing before spending to paying off debt and investing for the long term. 📄 Read-aloud
- Losing Sight Later in Life: Financial Adjustments The practical financial steps for adults who lose their sight, from benefits and assistive technology to keeping a job and managing money independently. 📄 Read-aloud
- Going Back to Study as an Adult How to weigh the costs and benefits of returning to education mid-career, including lost income, fees and the expected payoff. 📄 Read-aloud
- Handling a Medical Emergency Financially How to cope with the costs of a sudden illness or accident, from using insurance well to negotiating bills and avoiding high-cost debt. 📄 Read-aloud
- Money Steps After the Death of a Spouse A practical guide to the financial tasks after losing a spouse or partner - claims, accounts, pensions and avoiding hasty decisions - and how to prepare in advance. 📄 Read-aloud