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Update: rewrote all 50 foundation and real-world lessons based on the feedback here. Definitions first, real numbers, concrete examples. The types-of-accounts lesson is already updated. Thanks to everyone who pushed back on this, it made the product better

A lot of these are based on notes I took in my personal finance class and videos I watched and took notes from. I used AI to help adapt them for the two age tiers and that's where I think it fell apart. The refinement process made them way more wordy and abstract than I wanted. That's on me for not catching it. I'm actively writing the worst ones today to actually just explain what things are first before anything else.

It's actually on there @ learnfinly.com/learn/filing-taxes-first-time walks through the 1040 line by line. Won't replace a CPA but covers the basics.

Which part lost you? The lesson is written for 8-12 year olds so I tried to keep it simple, but if it's confusing I want to fix it

I built Finly because school covers personal finance for one semester and most kids forget it by graduation. I wanted something that stays useful — lessons you can come back to when you actually need them. It has 90+ lessons across budgeting, credit, taxes, investing, and finance careers (IB, VC, PE, quant). Split into two age tiers: 8-12 and 13-17 with different content for each. XP system, streaks, leaderboard, and a stock portfolio simulator where you invest $10,000 in real historical data and watch it play out. No account needed to start. No ads, no paywall, ever. Incorporated as a nonprofit. Built with Next.js, Supabase, Vercel. 190 Playwright tests. Happy to answer questions about the build or the content