Helping Young Adults Live Their Best Lives, AND Thrive!

Why Should I Choose Life Skills Curriculum?

According to the World Health Organization, life skills are: “A group of psychosocial competencies and interpersonal skills that help people make informed decisions, solve problems, think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, build healthy relationships, empathize with others, and cope with and manage their lives in a healthy and responsible manner.”

The Life Skills Curriculum™ was created to provide young adults nearing completion of high school, through the college years, with the basic life skills necessary to live and thrive in today’s society. The program offers a self-paced learning model including engaging video tutorials, efficient study guides, and other helpful resources to ensure understanding, implementation, and adoption of the information provided.

FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL

Students will learn how to manage & budget their money and more.

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PERSONAL

PERSONAL

Students will learn to take care of personal physical, mental, and emotional health.

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EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

Students will learn how to choose and follow a career path to get a job.

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HOME SKILLS

HOME SKILLS

Students will gain basic home skills in cooking, cleaning, and maintenance.

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INTERPERSONAL

INTERPERSONAL

Students will learn how to communicate and form healthy relationships.

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Budgeting. What’s the big deal?

Budgeting. Boy, if there was ever a dirtier word!! Some people like to budget, but a lot more don't. It's a chore! I'm a financial coach teaching others how to budget and helping them adjust their behavior where money is concerned. BUT..., I HATE, HATE, HATE having...

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Dec 6, 2022

What You Need to Know About Business Skills

Schools out! For some, permanently. Yup, time to enter the workforce. Become a productive member of society. Earn a living. Move out of mom and dad's house. It's a scary time for some of our kids. But remember back to when you started on your own. We were used to...

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Sep 7, 2022

Insurances without value – don’t bother with them

The last post discussed insurances that are 'must-haves' or should be seriously considered. This post will cover some insurances which are rip-offs and not worth the money in almost every case. To review, insurance is about decreasing risk. In almost every case,...

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Sep 6, 2022

Some Basic Tax Strategies

I was helping my 22-year-old daughter do her taxes last month. (Yes, she chose to wait till the LAST MINUTE!) halfway through, she lets me know how much she hates doing taxes like there is another option. OK, she could have paid someone to them for her but come on....

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Sep 6, 2022

Organize! Make your Mother Proud!!

A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind. I've seen this saying in various offices, as wall art or as a desk placard for much of my career and, to some degree, it may be true. Certainly, a pristine desk MAY (but not necessarily) indicate anything from a degree of...

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Sep 6, 2022

The Inevitability of Taxes

People say there are only two sure things; death and taxes. Taxes are a fact of life. And not only do we have to pay them, but the rules change yearly! Ugh!!! My accountant is one of my best friends!1 (I mean this literally. He was the best man at my wedding, lol.)...

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Sep 6, 2022

How do I reconcile a banking account?

We all have. Have you ever looked at your checking account balance to see if you could "afford" to buy something? Later that day or the next day, you get hit with an overdraft fee because you forgot about an automatic payment that came out later that day. I call...

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Sep 6, 2022

Debt & Credit, Part 2 – What is a credit score, REALLY?

As I said in the previous post, I had an 803 credit score before my divorce. After that life-changing event, I had to sell my house on a short sale and file for bankruptcy. My score dropped to 430. Ugh! NO ONE would give me a loan. (Probably a saving grace for me.)...

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Sep 6, 2022

Debt & Credit, Part 1 – What is it, REALLY?

My ex-wife told me she didn't marry me for my money; she married me for my credit. Yup, I had a credit score of 803! (850 is the highest possible.) I was able to take out a loan on my signature alone! And I certainly did that. I had personal loans, a car loan, a...

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Sep 6, 2022

Why teach Life Skills?

The Pew Research Center reported in 2020 that 26.6 million young adults (18-29 years old) live with one or both parents. That’s 52% of the age group population. Only 18% of this number (4,788,000) accounts for young adults living at home due to the COVID-19...

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Sep 6, 2022