Trusted by 60,000+ Educators

In partnership with the MassMutual Foundation, FutureSmart and SmartEconomics lessons build students’ knowledge around personal finance and economics topics. Through interactive exercises and real-life scenarios, these lessons empower students to become strong stewards of their financial future.

Topics Include:

  • Supply and Demand
  • Taxes
  • Trade
  • Smart Shopping
  • Budgeting
  • Saving and Managing Expenses
  • Career Exploration
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Lesson 1

Smart Shopping

This lesson focuses on creating & prioritizing a budget/spending plan. Students learn about opportunity cost and practice comparison shopping.

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Your Role in the Economy

Students explore the role of consumers in the economy, name factors that lead to a good job market, and discover how a market economy works.

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Trusted By 60,000+ Educators Across North America

"Many students were like 'oh my gosh, I get this' and they were excited to use some of the information they learned. Some of them started bank accounts and they were planning for their future - it was really exciting!"

Holly Vordenberg

Family & Consumer Science Teacher, Amherst, NH

"At the end of the year, I had a lot of students tell me this was the most impactful lesson that we had. It was the one they enjoyed the most, it was the one they felt they learned the most in, and they felt was going to help them the most in their future."

Jacob Short

Math Teacher, Dallas, TX

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