Kick off Financial $ucce$$ Lab with an introduction to the program, the Lab Principles, and what to expect across the 9-week core curriculum.
Students learn to build a zero-based budget using the 40/40/10/10 rule, assigning every dollar a purpose across spending, investing, saving, and giving.
Students explore why an emergency fund matters and build a real savings plan to protect themselves from life's surprises.
Students define their personal money mission statement, connecting financial decisions to their values and long-term goals.
Students break down a real paycheck, learning the difference between income and wealth, and how to control cash flow.
Students discover how compound growth accelerates wealth over time, and why starting early beats starting big.
Students apply what they've learned to real-world financial scenarios, practicing decision-making under pressure.
Students learn to treat financial mistakes as data, not disasters, and practice rebuilding a budget after a setback.
Students practice negotiation and leverage through a hands-on trading challenge, then apply the same skills to real life.
Students bring everything together into a personal five-year financial roadmap, the capstone project for the 9-week core.
Students learn why "time in the market" beats "timing the market," and how compounding rewards patient investors over active traders.
Students build a two-question framework for evaluating whether any investment is genuinely worth owning.
Students learn a due-diligence framework for researching any financial product before putting money behind it.