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Guided Learning Lab courses on running, maintaining, and producing for a household, one module at a time.
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Buying Credit Insurance
Buying, Credit, Insurance & Consumer Decisions
Research a major purchase, read your credit report and score, understand credit card agreements, compare loans by APR and total cost, evaluate auto financing add-ons and insurance, read warranties and return terms, recognize scams and pressure, and resolve consumer problems. 10 guided modules building to your Household Consumer Record.
Auto Financing and Add-Ons
Auto financing as three negotiations at once, pre-approval, the F and I office and its add-on products, and auto insurance coverage types.
Comparing Loans
Compare loans by APR and total cost. The five Truth in Lending disclosures, how term length changes the total, and prepayment rights.
Credit Scores and Inquiries
What a credit score measures, the five factors that influence it, hard versus soft inquiries, and the rate-shopping window.
Insurance as Risk Management
How insurance transfers household risk: policy terms, the declarations page, replacement cost versus actual cash value, and common exclusions.
Reading a Credit Card Agreement
Read a credit card agreement: the Schumer box, the grace period, minimum payments, and what the terms cost in practice.
Resolving Consumer Problems
The four-level escalation for consumer problems, from seller to payment dispute to regulatory complaint to small claims court, writing effective complaints, and the purchase documentation checklist.
Scams, Subscriptions, and Pressure
Recognize the urgency, secrecy, and untraceable-payment scam pattern, understand payment-method risk, manage subscriptions and recurring charges, and build a fraud response plan.
Start with the Need
Start with what the household needs, not the product. Total ownership cost, separating what to buy from where and how to pay, and the decision record.
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Cleaning Laundry And Sanitation
Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation
Guided course for Unit 5: Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. 8 modules across three tiers.
Household Waste
Module 6 of 8 in Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. Resilient tier.
Laundry Fundamentals
Module 3 of 8 in Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. Capable tier.
Mold and Moisture
Module 5 of 8 in Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. Capable tier.
Pest Prevention
Module 7 of 8 in Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. Resilient tier.
Products, Labels, and the Line Between Clean and Disinfected
Module 2 of 8 in Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. Foundation tier.
Stain Removal
Module 4 of 8 in Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. Capable tier.
The Homekeeping Reset
Module 8 of 8 in Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. Resilient tier.
What Needs Cleaning
Module 1 of 8 in Cleaning, Laundry & Sanitation. Foundation tier.
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Clothing Care Sewing And Mending
Buttons and Fasteners
Module 3 of 8 in Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. Capable tier.
Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending
Guided course for Unit 6: Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. 8 modules across three tiers.
Footwear and Accessories
Module 7 of 8 in Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. Resilient tier.
Hems, Alterations, and Pressing
Module 6 of 8 in Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. Resilient tier.
Patching and Darning
Module 5 of 8 in Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. Capable tier.
Read the Garment
Module 1 of 8 in Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. Foundation tier.
Seams and Tears
Module 4 of 8 in Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. Capable tier.
The Five-Garment Rescue
Module 8 of 8 in Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. Resilient tier.
Your Kit and First Stitches
Module 2 of 8 in Clothing Care, Sewing & Mending. Foundation tier.
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Cooking Fundamentals
Cooking from Scratch
Module 4 of 7 in Cooking Fundamentals. Capable tier.
Cooking from the Pantry
Module 5 of 7 in Cooking Fundamentals. Capable tier.
Cooking Fundamentals
Guided course for Unit 2: Cooking Fundamentals. 7 modules across three tiers.
Cooking Without the Grid
Module 6 of 7 in Cooking Fundamentals. Resilient tier.
Heat and Equipment
Module 2 of 7 in Cooking Fundamentals. Foundation tier.
Reading a Recipe
Module 3 of 7 in Cooking Fundamentals. Capable tier.
The Proving Meal
Module 7 of 7 in Cooking Fundamentals. Resilient tier.
Your Kitchen and Your Knife
Module 1 of 7 in Cooking Fundamentals. Foundation tier.
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Family Relationships Shared Living
Family, Relationships & Shared Living
Name and divide the shared work, back up the jobs that cannot wait, run a household meeting and one calendar, clarify shared money, write a conflict process, hold the safety line where conflict is not conflict, keep morale on purpose, and assemble the Shared-Living Agreement. 8 guided modules across three tiers.
A Backup for What Cannot Wait
Give every shared job that cannot wait a named backup and a signal for the handoff, so the home keeps running when the usual person is unavailable.
Keeping Morale Deliberately
Name the small good things a household keeps on purpose, sorted into everyday moments, time together, making, and rest, so morale survives a hard season.
Name and Divide the Work
Make the recurring work of a shared home visible, including the noticing and scheduling nobody sees, and write who owns each job. The first piece of the Shared-Living Agreement.
Sharing Money Without Resentment
Write the shared-expense arrangement, the reimbursement and discussion thresholds, and name any family gift, loan, or ongoing support plainly.
The Line It Must Not Cross
Draw the line the conflict process must not cross: when someone is afraid, controlled, or hurt, the tools change. Record the boundary and where safety resources live. No disclosure asked.
The Meeting and the Calendar
Set a short household meeting people can stand and one shared calendar everyone trusts, and decide how schedule changes and urgent messages travel.
Working an Ordinary Friction
Write your household's own steps for working an ordinary disagreement about work, money, or space, starting from a proven six-step process.
Your Shared-Living Agreement
Assemble the roster, rules, and every earlier piece into one Shared-Living Agreement, and list the events that trigger a review.
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Food Buying Storage And Pantry
Bulk Storage and Preservation
Module 6 of 7 in Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management. Resilient tier.
Cold Storage and Shelf Storage
Module 3 of 7 in Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management. Capable tier.
Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management
Guided course for Unit 4: Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management. 7 modules across three tiers.
Rotation and Tracking
Module 4 of 7 in Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management. Capable tier.
Shop From What You Have
Module 1 of 7 in Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management. Foundation tier.
The Food Supply Audit
Module 7 of 7 in Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management. Resilient tier.
The Working Pantry
Module 5 of 7 in Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management. Capable tier.
What the Date Means
Module 2 of 7 in Food Buying, Storage & Pantry Management. Foundation tier.
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Household Health Safety Caregiving
Household Health, Safety & Caregiving
Build a care map, audit first-aid readiness, walk through home safety room by room, create the household medication list, organize personal health records, schedule preventive care, assess caregiving roles and advance planning, and assemble the complete Household Health Plan. 8 guided modules across three tiers.
Caregiving and Advance Planning
Assess who in the household may need care, who provides it, and whether advance-care documents are in place. Caregiving roles, burnout, and the legal paperwork that matters before a crisis.
First-Aid Readiness
Audit the household first-aid kit, check CPR and AED training status, and record any training gaps. First-aid readiness is the second piece of the Household Health Plan.
Know Your Care Routes
Map the household's care routes: primary care, urgent care, emergency department, and when to call 911. The care map is the first piece of the Household Health Plan.
Personal Health Records
Create a personal health info sheet for each household member: allergies, blood type, conditions, immunization history, and emergency contacts.
Preventive Care and Appointments
List every household member's next preventive appointment: dental, annual physical, vision, hearing, vaccinations due. The schedule that turns intention into action.
The Medication List
Build the household medication list that emergency responders, pharmacists, and urgent-care staff ask for first. Prescriptions, OTC medications, vitamins, and supplements for every household member.
Your Home Safety Audit
Walk through every room and record what the household has and what it needs: smoke alarms, CO detectors, fall risks, poison storage, fire extinguishers, and emergency exits.
Your Household Health Plan
Review everything from Modules 1 through 7 and assemble the complete Household Health Plan. Seven pieces become one system with an annual review date.
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Housing Renting And Homeownership
Evaluating a Property
Module 5: Evaluate a property before buying: inspection, disclosures, flood risk, and condition.
Housing and Self-Reliance
Module 6: Map what your housing allows and restricts for self-reliance goals.
Housing, Renting & Homeownership
Guided course for Unit 7: Housing, Renting & Homeownership. 8 modules across three tiers.
Mortgages, Closing, and Escrow
Module 4: Understand the debt structure of a mortgage and what escrow does.
Preparing Your Housing for Disruptions
Module 7: Identify the biggest threats to your housing stability and take one step for each.
Reading a Lease
Module 3: Read a lease for the terms that create real obligations.
Renting or Owning
Module 1: Compare renting and owning by your household's actual circumstances.
The Housing Reality Sheet
Module 8: Assemble the Housing Reality Sheet: costs, agreements, responsibilities, and unresolved items.
What Housing Really Costs
Module 2: Identify the full cost of your housing by mapping up-front, recurring, and irregular expenses.
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Money Paychecks Banking And Taxes
Money, Paychecks, Banking & Taxes
Read your paycheck, understand withholding, track income and expenses, build a spending plan, choose and manage bank accounts, verify deposit insurance, build savings, and understand your tax forms and records. 10 guided modules building to your Household Money Reset.
Balances, Overdraft, and Fees
Understand the difference between current balance and available balance, how overdraft works, the federal opt-in rule, and practical ways to avoid fees.
Building a Spending Plan
Assign income to obligations, irregular set-asides, savings, and flexible spending using actual cash flow rather than percentage templates.
Building Accessible Savings
Establish household savings for irregular costs and financial shocks without imposing a universal dollar target.
Choosing Where Cash Lives
Compare checking and savings accounts on fees, minimums, access, and features rather than on advertising.
Protecting Your Deposits
Understand FDIC and NCUA deposit insurance, the per-depositor per-institution per-ownership-category rule, and what is not insured.
Tax Forms and What They Mean
Understand Form W-2, Form 1099-NEC, worker classification, estimated tax responsibilities, and why income without a form is still taxable.
What You Earn
Understand gross pay, net pay, payroll taxes, benefit deductions, and how to reconcile a pay stub line by line.
Where Money Goes
Track real household spending across four expense types and identify cash-flow timing problems before they become crises.
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Nutrition And Meal Planning
Building a Balanced Meal
Module 3 of 7 in Nutrition & Meal Planning. Capable tier.
Eating Around Constraints
Module 5 of 7 in Nutrition & Meal Planning. Capable tier.
Leftovers and Ingredient Reuse
Module 6 of 7 in Nutrition & Meal Planning. Resilient tier.
Nutrition & Meal Planning
Guided course for Unit 3: Nutrition & Meal Planning. 7 modules across three tiers.
Planning the Week
Module 4 of 7 in Nutrition & Meal Planning. Capable tier.
Reading the Label
Module 2 of 7 in Nutrition & Meal Planning. Foundation tier.
The Seven-Day Plan
Module 7 of 7 in Nutrition & Meal Planning. Resilient tier.
What Food Does
Module 1 of 7 in Nutrition & Meal Planning. Foundation tier.
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Running A Household
Build a Household Rhythm
Module 4 of 7 in Running a Household. Capable tier.
Make It Easier to Run
Module 5 of 7 in Running a Household. Capable tier.
Needs, Wants, and Priorities
Module 3 of 7 in Running a Household. Capable tier.
Run It, and Keep It Current
Module 7 of 7 in Running a Household. Resilient tier.
Running a Household
Guided course for Unit 1: Running a Household. 7 modules across three tiers.
The Household Is a System
Module 1 of 7 in Running a Household. Foundation tier.
Who Owns What
Module 2 of 7 in Running a Household. Foundation tier.
Write the Household Operating Plan
Module 6 of 7 in Running a Household. Resilient tier.
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Tools Maintenance And Basic Repairs
Electrical Controls and Stop Points
Module 7: Find your panel, map circuits, test GFCIs, and learn the signs that mean call a professional.
Fasteners and What's Behind the Wall
Module 3: Substrate identification, load considerations, concealed-system awareness before fastening.
First Repairs
Module 4: Diagnose before patching. Walk your home and build a findings list of minor damage.
Keeping Systems Running
Module 8: Owner maintenance versus professional service, starting with the HVAC filter.
Know Your Hand Tools
Module 1: Identify common hand tools, inspect them before use, and build an honest inventory.
Power Tools and Safety
Module 2: Power tool safety habits, energy isolation, guards, cords, and the manufacturer-manual discipline.
Seal, Weatherize, Protect
Module 5: Find where your home is losing air and moisture, and learn which gaps to seal versus leave open.
The Maintenance Map
Module 9: Assemble your Household Maintenance Map from all prior modules. Three buckets, one calendar, one review date.
Tools, Maintenance & Basic Repairs
Guided course for Unit 8: Tools, Maintenance & Basic Repairs. 9 modules across three tiers.
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Water Energy Utilities And Waste
Water, Energy, Utilities & Waste
Understand every utility that serves your home, how electricity and water are measured, what heats and cools your house, what leaves through drains and trash, and what to do when a utility fails. 9 guided modules building to your Household Utility Profile.
Heating, Cooling, and Fuel
What heats and cools your home, where fuel comes from, and basic maintenance for HVAC systems.
How Electricity Works at Home
How electricity reaches your outlets, what breakers protect, and the units that appear on every bill.
Know Your Utilities
Identify every utility serving your home and know who to call when something fails.
Reading Your Bills
Read an electric, gas, and water bill, understand usage units, and catch billing errors.
Using Less Without Going Without
Practical conservation moves that cut water and energy use without changing your standard of living.
What Leaves the House
How drains, sewer, septic, trash, and recycling work, and what never goes down a drain or in a bin.
When a Utility Is Interrupted
What to do in the first minutes of a power, water, or gas outage, and how to manage each until service returns.
Your Home's Water Supply
How water reaches your taps, where the shutoffs are, and how to handle a boil-water notice.