For principals
What a principal
needs to decide
Money Nobody Taught You, Teen Edition is a 15-book illustrated financial-literacy series for middle and high school, with everything a teacher needs to run it. Here is what it is, what it costs, and how to try it with one classroom before you commit.
Teacher and principal toolkits are free. Student books and workbooks come with a school license.
Open the free toolkits →At a glance
The decision in six lines
The facts you need before saying yes to a pilot.
- What it is
- 15 illustrated story books, one money rule per book, plus teacher guides, a student workbook and quiz tools.
- Who it’s for
- Teens in middle and high school, including students who don’t like textbooks.
- Class time
- About 10 minutes a day of read-aloud, with workbook pages.
- Teacher prep
- None required. The teacher guide has a page per book and a first-day script.
- Cost to try
- $0 with an access code from Paul. Nothing to sign, no card.
- Commitment
- One school year at a time. No auto-renew unless you choose it.
Program goals
What the program is designed to do
These are design goals, the reasons the program is built the way it is. They are not promised results.
- Teach one plain money rule per book, covering how currency, inflation, credit, interest, banks, taxes, insurance, investing, scams, retirement and wills work.
- Fit into a normal school day with about 10 minutes of read-aloud and no teacher prep.
- Reach students who don’t like textbooks through one continuing story they want to finish.
- Support every learner with read-aloud, free text-to-speech and quiz accommodations.
- Give the principal a simple before-and-after view: the same short quiz before and after, turned into a one-page report by the class scorer.
- Keep families informed with a parent letter, and keep student data with the school.
What’s in the package
Everything a teacher needs, in one license
Books and classroom materials come together. There is nothing extra to buy to run it in class.
15 illustrated story books
One continuing story with the same crew of teens across the series. Each book teaches one money rule, from currency and inflation to credit, investing, scams and wills.
Teacher guides
Read-aloud guides with a page per book: where to stop, talk questions and a first-day script. About 10 minutes a day, no prep. Includes the quiz answer key.
Student workbook
Printable “Spot it” and “Try it” pages for every book, with the same short quiz at the start and at the end.
Parent letter
A ready-to-send letter that tells families what their teen is reading. Parents can preview the materials too.
Class scorer
A spreadsheet for the before-and-after quiz that prints a one-page Principal Report. It stays with your school; we don’t collect it.
Every-learner support
Read-aloud and free text-to-speech steps for common devices, quiz accommodations (read aloud, extra time, IEP/504), and tips for reaching tough students.
School license
Clear terms for using the books and materials in class. The whole-school license covers every teacher and classroom in the building for one school year.
Printable worksheets
A printable class results sheet and support pages for every learner, ready to print.
No student data collected
We don’t collect student or school data. Sharing any results is always your school’s choice.
How a pilot works
Try it with one classroom first
Your first classroom is free with an access code from Paul. Nothing to sign or pay, no card, and you can stop anytime.
Preview
Look through the books and teacher materials online. Previews open without a code.
Request your free classroom code
The free first classroom needs an access code. Request it from Paul with the free-code form; the code unlocks the full books on the classroom computer.
Run the pilot
The teacher gives the short pre-quiz, reads aloud about 10 minutes a day and uses the workbook, then gives the same quiz again.
Review and decide
The class scorer prints a one-page Principal Report. You decide whether to license the school. Sharing results is always your choice.
See full results · Teachers: share your class results
Pricing
Simple, annual, no auto-renew unless you choose it
Every school license covers one school year for the whole building. No hidden fees.
Founding school
For the first 25 schools to sign on.
$1,499/ year
Save $1,000 off the whole-school price
- Everything in Whole-school
- Limited to 25 schools
- One school year, no auto-renew unless you choose it
Unchecked: one payment for one school year; it does not renew. Checked: renews yearly until cancelled.
Whole-school
Every teacher and classroom in one building.
$2,499/ year
Digital license
- All 15 illustrated story books
- Teacher guides, workbook, class scorer & worksheets
- One school year, no auto-renew unless you choose it
Unchecked: one payment for one school year; it does not renew. Checked: renews yearly until cancelled.
Need a purchase order or invoice? Email Paul
All products on the Buy page →District
For 3 or more schools in the same district.
$1,999/ school / year
or 20% off list
- Everything in Whole-school, for every school
- One purchase for the district: choose 3 to 50 schools
- One school year, no auto-renew unless you choose it
Unchecked: one payment for one school year; it does not renew. Checked: renews yearly until cancelled.
Need a purchase order or invoice? Email Paul
All products on the Buy page →15-book set or replacement paperback? Order or request an invoice on the Buy page →
Good to know
Privacy, content and who’s behind it
- We don’t collect student or school data. Quiz results stay in your school’s copy of the class scorer.
- Sharing results, reviews or quotes is always your school’s choice, and only with your permission.
- This site has no tracking, no analytics and no cookies.
- Not financial advice: the books are stories that teach money ideas.
Who’s behind it. Paul Blankenburg, author: a former oilfield instructor and frac mechanic in Fort Worth, who writes about money the way he fixes a pump: plain and useful. Books 1 and 2 are published on Amazon Kindle.
Questions about the books, the pilot, a purchase order or an invoice go straight to Paul at blankenburg6@gmail.com.
Ready to take a look?
Buy a license on the Buy page, ask Paul for an invoice, or request a free access code from Paul to pilot one classroom.
blankenburg6@gmail.com