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Your first four lessons

Do these in order if you are brand-new. Lesson 2 teaches Stop · Check · Ask with Instant Ask, the same habit we will feature in an upcoming November scam issue.

  1. Lesson 1: Your first 5 minutes with AI
  2. Lesson 2: Is this a scam? (Stop · Check · Ask)
  3. Lesson 3: Pick the right free tool for the job
  4. Lesson 4: Write a prompt that actually helps

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Brand-new to AI

Money safety

Protect wallet & inbox

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Want your own helper

Everyday AI

Dinner, week, customer service

Access for everyone

Captions, descriptions, voice control, plain language

Bonus read: Advancing Technology

How we got from steam trains to AI agents, with sources and credit to the people behind each step.

About progress: a bar on each lesson tracks how far you have reviewed the steps (toward 100%). Finishing a lesson earns soft XP and can unlock named badges (First Prompt, Scam Spotter, Bot Builder and more). XP is encouragement only. It never buys money tips, never gates free lessons or the public archive, and there are no cash rewards or X shoutouts in Phase 1. Digital freebies we already make may come later.

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Tracks coming after Phase 1 (held for fact-check): AI money-scam deep dive, investing basics education-only, careers résumé practice, and Tool Updates monthlies. Money lessons will carry an education-only disclaimer, with no tips or picks. Careers lessons will not promise job guarantees.

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