Kurus covers all six domains of the 2021 National Standards for Personal Financial Education — co-published by the Council for Economic Education and the Jump$tart Coalition, the framework most state requirements build on. Each lesson below maps to a domain; the life-simulator reinforces them in practice.
Paychecks, taxes, and take-home pay — and how careers and income grow over a working life.
In the simulator: careers, promotions, raises and side income across a 40-year life.
Budgeting, needs vs. wants, and keeping a lifestyle from quietly outrunning your income.
Why saving comes first, the emergency fund, and how inflation erodes idle cash.
Compound growth, index funds, and never leaving an employer match on the table.
Credit scores, the cost of high-interest debt, good vs. bad debt, and student loans.
Spotting scams and fraud — and, in the game, insurance and life’s emergencies.
In the simulator: insurance decisions, medical and life emergencies, and fraud events.