Free · In person · No sign-up
Scams are getting better.
So are we.
High school students teach short, plain-English classes on money, the internet, and the scams built to target older adults. We come to you. It costs nothing.
- Cost
- Free
- Format
- In person
- Sign-up
- None
What we teach
Four subjects, explained the way you would explain them to your own grandparents
Book all four, or just the one your group keeps asking about.
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Spotting scams
- The "grandchild in trouble" call
- Fake bank and fraud-department calls
- Tech support pop-ups
- IRS, Social Security, and Medicare impersonation
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Staying safe online
- Passwords that are strong and memorable
- Why a real bank never asks for your code
- Checking a link before you tap it
- Public wifi, updates, and why they matter
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03
Everyday money
- Reading a statement and spotting a charge
- Online and mobile banking, safely
- Alerts for unusual activity
- Who to call first when something looks wrong
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04
Making sense of modern investing
- What ETFs, index funds, and CDs actually are
- What cryptocurrency is, and why it is volatile
- What "robo-advisers" and AI tools do
- Why higher return always means higher risk
We will never ask you for money or account details
We sell nothing, collect no donations, and never ask anyone who attends for an account number, a card number, a Social Security number, or a password.
If someone says they are from Future Finance for Seniors and asks for any of that, it is not us. Tell us at Oliver.futurefinance@gmail.com.
For host sites
A room with a screen, and about an hour. We bring the rest.
No stage, no sales table, no clipboard at the door.
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Email us
Where you are, and roughly how many people. We reply within 24 hours.
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We match you to a chapter
The student team that covers your area gets in touch.
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You pick the topics
One subject in depth, or a lighter pass across several.
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We turn up and run it
You provide a room, chairs and a screen. We bring the laptop and the slides. No cost, ever.
Who this is for
Four different people end up here
You run a group or a venue
Libraries, senior centers, churches, residents' associations. Booking takes one email.
You are looking out for a parent
Our scam guide is free to print. Leave a copy with them.
You are a student who wants to help
No finance background needed. We train you, and you teach alongside students from your area.
You want to come to a class
Free and open to anyone. Find your nearest chapter and we will point you to the next session.
Why we are called this
Money moved onto a screen.
Not everyone was given the manual.
The branch closed and the app replaced it, and the scams moved onto the same screens. The people who grew up inside all of it are teenagers — which turns out to be a useful thing to give away.
Where we are
6 chapters, each run by students who live there
- Gunter / Frisco / North Dallas TX
- Plano / Richardson / Carrollton / The Colony TX
- McKinney / Frisco TX
- Little Rock AR
- Omaha NE
- Chandler / East Valley AZ
Not on the list? Email Oliver.futurefinance@gmail.com . It is how we decide where to start next.
Students: come and teach
In high school and want to run sessions in your town? We will show you how. No chapter is too small to start.