Your first real paycheck comes with a surprise nobody warns you about: how much of it disappears before you even see it.

Join Session 1 virtually as Marissa Collins covers budgeting, paychecks, taxes, credit, and the traps and scams worth knowing about early. This interactive session is part of our Future Ready Finance series that empowers young adults and teens with money lessons that most parents had to learn the hard way.

Expect to walk away with:

• A real, working budget built around your actual paycheck, not a hypothetical one.
• A clear read on your first paycheck, so the deductions stop feeling like a mystery.
• The real difference between a Roth and a Traditional account, and which one might make sense for you.
• A plan for starting an emergency fund, even on a starting salary.
• A better sense of what your credit score actually means and how to protect it.
• The red flags for the debt traps and scams that specifically target people just starting out.

Session time runs from 5:30–7:00 PM.

Registering for your teen? List your teen's name in the Full Name box. If they have their own email and phone, please use theirs so they receive their own confirmations and any follow-up resources directly. If not, use yours, but be sure to pass along the information to them.