Principal Toolkit
Money Nobody Taught You
Preview the series here: covers, a Book 1 sample chapter, and sample pages of the teacher guide and workbook. Your first classroom is free with an access code from Paul. No card. Your data stays with you.
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What this is
- A 15-book money-skills chapter series for teens. One real money rule per book. All 15 books are ready now.
- For teen readers. The Teen Edition stars a crew of teenagers at a Texas repair shop.
- What the class does: the teacher reads aloud about 10 minutes a day; students use a printable workbook.
- How results are measured: the same 10-question quiz before and after, plus a one-page Principal Report.
- Cost: Every school’s first classroom is free with an access code from Paul. A school license is $2,499 a year for the whole school ($1,499 a year for the first 25 founding schools). Districts with 3 or more schools: $1,999 per school, or 20% off list. No auto-renew unless you choose it. Paperbacks are optional: $499 for the 15-book set, or $29.99 for a replacement paperback (single book): lost or damaged copy? Replace any one book. No card for the free classroom.
- Free first classroom, access code required. Request your free code from Paul (blankenburg6@gmail.com).
- Teacher and principal toolkits are free (mntyedu.vercel.app/toolkits). Student books and workbooks come with a school license (access code). Free previews: the cover and first two chapters of every book. All 15 books are ready now.
- Already received a quote from us? Your quoted price stands.
Target Outcomes
Goals we’re working toward, not guaranteed results.
| Outcome | Indicator | How it’s measured |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Knowledge Gain | Pre/post quiz score growth | Class Scorer |
| Topic Mastery | Scores by topic: saving, credit, debt, interest, inflation, banking, scams | Class Scorer |
| Family Engagement | Students discuss money at home. Money lessons that go home reach further than the classroom can. | Optional parent feedback |
| Financial Confidence | Self-reported confidence with money | Optional survey |
| Real-World Application | Budget, savings or credit actions reported | Optional survey |
| Reading Engagement | Book completion and interest in the next book | Teacher observation |
| Student Participation | Discussion and workbook completion | Teacher observation |
| Equitable Access | Gains across reading levels and for students with IEPs | Class Scorer plus accommodations |
Baseline set by the pre-quiz. Sharing any results is always the school’s choice.
Why it’s safe to try
- Free for one class, with an access code from Paul. Nothing to sign or pay, no card. Stop anytime.
- No auto-renew unless you choose it, and no hidden fees. You pay only for what you order.
- Your data stays with your school. Your data, your choice: we don’t collect student or school data. Sharing results, reviews or quotes is always your school’s choice, and only with your permission.
- Age-appropriate: no profanity and no violence in Books 1–5.
Read it first
Read before you use it with kids. Parents can preview too.
Who’s behind this
Paul Blankenburg, author, a former oilfield instructor and frac mechanic in Fort Worth. Books 1 and 2 are published on Amazon Kindle. Questions: blankenburg6@gmail.com
Principal
A one-minute summary, prices, and the license.
Order or request an invoice
Pay by card through secure Stripe checkout, or ask for an invoice. All plans, the 15-book set and replacement paperbacks: mntyedu.vercel.app/buy
Already received a quote from us? Your quoted price stands.
Unchecked: one payment for one school year; it does not renew. Checked: renews yearly until cancelled.
Unchecked: one payment for one school year; it does not renew. Checked: renews yearly until cancelled.
Unchecked: one payment for one school year; it does not renew. Checked: renews yearly until cancelled.
On the web
More for principals and school boards on the Money Nobody Taught You website: Home · For principals · For school boards
The Principal Report from the Class Scorer prints on one page, ready to share if you choose.
Teachers
I made this to make your job easier, not add to it. I used to teach too, so I built this the way I’d have wanted it. Everything’s ready to go: no prep, no extra grading beyond a quick before-and-after check. With enough effort, every kid can learn this and have a better life for it.
Paul
Ready in 5 minutes
- Give the pre-quiz (workbook first page).
- Hand out Book 1 and the workbook.
- Follow the day-by-day guide.
- Give the post-quiz (workbook last page).
- Type the 1s/0s into the Class Scorer and print the Principal Report.
Every learner
- Read aloud and show the panels on a screen; partner reading works well too.
- Free text-to-speech already on your devices: PDF in Microsoft Edge; EPUB in Google Play Books; Kindle; iPhone / iPad; Android; Chromebook / Windows / Mac. Steps are in the Every Learner page.
- Quiz: you may read it aloud, give extra time, and follow any IEP/504 accommodations. It's ungraded.
- Tough crowd? Give them a job: read Ray's lines, be the money detective, run the calculator, lead the Spot it hunt.
A preview of the read-aloud guide, plus the family letter and support pages.
Coming after Book 15: Series 2. Ray learns a machine by tearing it apart, studying every small part, and seeing how the whole thing fits together. Money works the same way. The younger kids watched the crew learn Ray’s rules the hard way. Now they’re the ones holding the money, and the world has new tricks waiting. Every new lesson builds on what they already know, with bigger stakes and sharper choices, until it’s their turn to pass it all down to the kids coming up behind them.
Success is built on knowledge.
Students
Previews: the covers, the first two chapters of Book 1, and sample workbook pages.
Quick look: Student Workbook
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Quick look: Book 1, The Yen Heist
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