Mini MoneyFinancial Literacy for the Next Generation
Mini Money is a nonprofit empowering K-12 students with microlearning courses, interactive budgeting simulations, and gamified financial education. Break present bias, build mental accounting skills, and develop healthy financial habits during the critical years when money behaviors form.
For Students
Microlearning Courses
Bite-sized lessons designed around bounded rationality—learning in digestible chunks that fit busy student schedules and attention spans.
Budget Simulator
Interactive financial simulations where students practice real-world decisions without real-world consequences, leveraging experiential learning.
Gamified Progress
Achievement tracking and reward systems that tap into intrinsic motivation, making financial literacy engaging instead of intimidating.
Accessible Pricing
Pay-what-you-can model removes financial barriers, ensuring equity in financial education regardless of socioeconomic background.
For Educators
Classroom Integration
Educator dashboards with student progress tracking, pre-built lesson plans, and curriculum alignment for seamless classroom implementation.
Real-World Scenarios
Age-appropriate financial scenarios—allowances, savings goals, smart spending—making behavioral economics concepts immediately relevant to young learners.
Engagement Analytics
Data-driven insights showing which students struggle with concepts like mental accounting or loss aversion, enabling targeted support.
Standards-Aligned Content
100% aligned with financial literacy standards, addressing nudge theory, present bias, and decision-making frameworks in curriculum.
How Mini Money Works
Mini Money draws from 100+ years of behavioral economics research—from Keynes' market psychology to Kahneman's prospect theory—translating academic frameworks into actionable financial skills that reshape student decision-making patterns.
Assess
Students identify current financial behaviors and cognitive biases through self-assessments.
Learn
Microlearning modules teach mental accounting, loss aversion, and present bias in relatable terms.
Practice
Interactive budget simulations let students apply frameworks to scenarios mirroring their reality.
Track
Progress dashboards visualize habit formation and mastery of behavioral economics principles.
Ready to Transform Student Financial Literacy?
Behavioral intelligence meets financial education—building habits, not just knowledge.