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Budget & Save
Turn allowance, part-time jobs, and gifts into a system that grows — not one that leaks.
Non-profit · Built for high schoolers
Money skills that compound for life.
Capital 4 Youth teaches teens how to budget, save, invest, and build real wealth — before college, before the first paycheck, before the mistakes.
Budgeting•Investing•Credit•Compound Interest•Taxes•Saving•Stocks•Debt
Budgeting•Investing•Credit•Compound Interest•Taxes•Saving•Stocks•Debt
What we teach
Four pillars. One unfair advantage.
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Invest Early
Index funds, compound interest, risk. The concepts Wall Street hopes you learn late.
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Credit & Debt
Build a credit score before you need one. Avoid the traps that follow people for decades.
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Build Wealth
From your first paycheck to your first investment account — long-term thinking, starting now.
The problem
A global literacy gap.
Financial illiteracy isn't a local problem — billions of adults around the world can't answer basic money questions. The numbers make the case for why we start early.
2 in 3
adults worldwide are financially illiterate
Source: S&P Global FinLit Survey
3.5B
adults globally lack basic financial knowledge
Source: S&P Global / World Bank
24%
financial literacy rate across the G20 economies
Source: OECD/INFE International Survey
1.4B
adults remain unbanked worldwide
Source: World Bank Global Findex 2021
60%
of young adults (18–29) can't answer basic financial questions
Source: OECD/INFE Youth Report
34%
financial literacy rate in emerging economies (vs. 55% in advanced)
Source: S&P Global FinLit Survey
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The earlier you learn, the more your money compounds.
A teen who invests $100/month at age 15 can retire with 2× more than one who starts at 25. That's the gap Capital 4 Youth is closing.
Interactive tool
Compound Interest Simulator
Drag sliders. Watch your contributions curve into exponential growth in real time. This is the concept every teen should feel — not just read about.
Open simulator →Test yourself
Financial Literacy Quiz
8 multiple-choice questions, randomized every time. See where you stand and learn what you didn't — no signup, no score saved.
Take the quiz →The mission
Every teen deserves a shot at financial freedom.
Two-thirds of adults globally can't answer basic financial questions. We're closing that gap — free, digital, and student-led.
Read the full mission→Ready to change your money story?
Bring Capital 4 Youth to your school, join our student team, or just say hi.
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