Welcome to Teach Teens Money

These are the Money Classes You Wish You Had as a teen.

As a parent, you know firsthand the struggles that comes from not having the right financial education early on.

At Teach Teens Money, we offer money classes for teens that provide the critical financial skills your child needs to navigate adulthood with confidence and security.

The burden of making costly mistakes, living paycheck to paycheck, and missing opportunities to build wealth has be painful. Too many people never learn the basics of personal finance, and it holds them back for years. You don’t want your child to face the same challenges. This is your chance to ensure they have the financial knowledge they need to succeed and avoid the financial stress you’ve experienced.

Don't Let Your Teen Struggle with Money

Without proper financial education, your teen could face the same challenges you did—struggling with debt, missing opportunities, and feeling uncertain about their future. Without the skills to manage money, they may find themselves trapped in a cycle of financial stress, unable to build the wealth and security they deserve. The earlier they learn the basics of personal finance, the better their chances of living a life of financial freedom and opportunity. This is your chance to equip your teen with the knowledge they need to succeed, avoid common mistakes, and create a brighter future.

Why You Need Teach Teens Money?

Are you a parent trying to pass on valuable financial wisdom to your teen, but they don’t seem to listen? Maybe you’re still figuring out your own money situation or you’ve got it together but aren’t sure how to talk to your teen about it. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Our classes are taught by a high school personal finance teacher with 14 years of experience, making complex financial concepts simple and engaging for teens. With a proven approach, we equip your teen with the skills and knowledge to manage money, invest wisely, and build a strong financial future. Let us help you guide your teen to financial independence, while giving them the confidence to make smart financial decisions that will last a lifetime.

What Your Teen Will Learn in Our Money Classes:

With our money classes for teens, your child will learn practical money skills that will set them up for a lifetime of success. Taught by an expert teacher with 14 years of experience, our classes have helped hundreds of students each year, just like your teen, avoid financial pitfalls, manage their money effectively, and make decisions that support their dreams and goals.

Budgeting

Your teen will learn how to manage their money, avoid debt, and prioritize their spending. With strong budgeting skills, they can avoid the stress of living paycheck to paycheck and align their spending to make their dreams a reality.

Building Credit

How to avoid the trap of poor credit by teaching them how credit works, how to build a positive credit history, and how to use credit to their advantage.

Investing for Their Future

They will learn how to make their money work for them by investing early, ensuring they don’t miss out on the power of compound interest and long-term wealth building through the S&P500.

Financial Goal Setting

Help them set achievable financial goals—whether it’s saving for a car or their first home—giving them a clear path to success and using High Yield Savings Accounts to get them there.

Avoid the Pain of Financial Struggles – Start Today

The earlier your teen learns the fundamentals of money management, the easier it will be for them to avoid the painful consequences of financial mistakes. With Teach Teens Money, you’ll be giving your teen the gift of financial freedom and peace of mind—setting them up for a future filled with opportunity, not stress and regret.

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This class promises to empower and transform. Your teen will feel confident w/ their money and will have the systems in place to:

Use Their Money To Fuel Their Dreams

Feel Financially Empowered

And On Their Way to Financial Independence From the Beginning

We Owe It To Every Graduating Senior To Send Them Into The World With The Knowledge, Tools, And Systems To Win With Their Finances From Day One Of Adulting.

CRYSTAL RIGLEY JANIS

I Am Making This Happen.

Hi, I'm Ms. Rigley Janis

I am a high school teacher and advocate for financial education. After experiencing the rude transition from college to adulthood with no financial knowledge, I became determined to make a difference. With a background in wealth management, Crystal created the Personal Finance: Dream, Plan, Execute, Thrive course in 2020, which combines practical financial education with goal-setting and career exploration. Her mission is to make personal finance a required high school course for all seniors and empower young people to dream big, achieve their goals, and thrive financially from day one.

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Anya D.

Ms. Rigley’s personal finance unit is one of the single best things that happened to me in high school. Before learning about personal finance in her class, I had next to zero financial literacy and felt so lost approaching adulthood and college and financial independence. My parents don’t know much about investing, so I never learned what it was, let alone how to use investing to build wealth and achieve financial freedom, and my knowledge on credit, credit cards, and credit scores was also extremely limited. Now that I’ve done the personal finance unit with Ms. Rigley, however, I know how to use credit cards, checking and savings accounts, and retirement accounts, and I have a relatively good idea of how to invest. So as soon as I turned 18, I opened a new bank account, got a student credit card to start building credit, and opened a Roth IRA to begin investing as early on in life as possible (even if only a small amount at first). I can’t overstate the impact this unit will have on me financially going forward in life.

Stacy L.

I just wanted to thank you so much for doing this class. My daughter Isabel Handa took your class during the pandemic, and has told me that it has “changed her life”. I can see this in the choices she makes, and I am so thrilled that she and Estelle are gaining this knowledge early on. I feel it should be a required course and wish I had the opportunity to benefit from this class as a teenager.

Thank you so much for empowering my daughter to make smart financial decisions.

Talia B.

I feel way more educated after taking this class, and it has also made me way more aware of my spending and money habits. Before taking this class, I didn’t think my finances right now would matter for the future but now I know I can start early.

Media Features

Berkeley High Personal Finance Class Promises $2.4M ‘For Free’

In Ms. Rigley’s class, students learn how investing $500 a month can add up to $2.4 million over 40 years. A new state bill could make personal finance a graduation requirement.

Feature On ABC News!

CA Superintendent Tony Thurmond toured my class and held a press conference with my students as an effort to make personal finance a required class to graduate in California.

The Center Of World Finance

Sisa-In Magazine in South Korea is advocating for financial literacy in their schools and wanted a first-hand look at how personal finance is playing out in my classroom.

Financially Empowered

With your teen’s new money confidence, skills, and tools, they will now have the ability to ignite their dreams and financially handle all of life’s ups and downs.

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