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Choose a short practical task or build toward a larger project. Each course explains what you need before beginning.

Estimates cover reading and supplied practice. Courses with extra required project time say so. Take one lesson at a time; setup and optional extra work can take longer.

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Money · Beginner

Build a Budget That Runs Itself

Turn irregular bills, everyday spending, saving, and debt payments into one calm monthly system.

2 hr 15 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Get Hired for a Better Job

Choose a realistic target, prove fit, reach decision-makers, interview with evidence, and evaluate the offer.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Digital Basics for Work and School

Practice computer controls, web browsing, email, files, online forms, and simple fixes for work and school.

2 hr 41 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Personal Safety & Emergency Basics

Assess local risks, build a household plan and practical kit, protect records, learn safe response boundaries, and run drills.

3 hr 29 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Spot Scams & Protect Your Money

Recognize pressure tactics, verify identities and offers, protect payments and accounts, and respond quickly if something goes wrong.

2 hr 28 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Work Ready: Communication and Professionalism

Practice the everyday communication, teamwork, reliability, and problem-solving habits that help a person start strong without pretending one style fits every workplace.

2 hr 39 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Build a Weekly Planning System

Capture commitments, choose outcomes, budget real capacity, connect tasks to a calendar, and review the system every week.

2 hr 40 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires four weeks of using the system, daily shutdowns, and four completed weekly reviews.

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Digital · Beginner

Protect Your Digital Life

Secure the accounts, devices, data, and recovery paths that matter most before a crisis happens.

2 hr 4 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra time for each account or device you protect, backup authentication, and an actual restore test. Transfers and updates may also take time.

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Work · Beginner

Understand Your Paycheck, Benefits & Workplace Rights

Read an offer and pay stub, track hours, compare benefits, recognize safety concerns, and raise questions with a clear record.

2 hr 51 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires two verified pay periods and a two-week time record. Allow time to obtain records and make repeated entries.

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Life · Beginner

Build Healthy Relationships, Boundaries & Consent

Recognize healthy patterns, communicate boundaries, practice clear consent, repair conflict, and respond to control or abuse safely.

2 hr 25 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Pay Off Debt & Take Control of Your Money

Turn scattered balances and rising interest into a stable cash-flow plan and a payoff sequence you can actually sustain.

2 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Search, Verify, and Submit Information Online

Find trustworthy job and training information, preserve sources and deadlines, complete online submissions, and protect your privacy while doing it.

2 hr 38 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Keep the Job: Your First 90 Days

Turn a new job or placement into a manageable first 90 days with clear expectations, early wins, feedback, safety awareness, and a growth plan.

2 hr 41 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Manage Stress & Get Mental Health Support

Notice patterns, strengthen daily supports, test coping tools, recognize when more help is needed, and find qualified care.

2 hr 30 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires seven days of private pattern logging and actual trials of three safe coping tools. Care appointments are separate.

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Money · Beginner

Read Contracts & Protect Yourself as a Consumer

Find the money, obligations, renewals, cancellation, dispute, warranty, privacy, and evidence terms before you agree.

2 hr 29 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Work Online: Email, Documents, Calendars, and Meetings

Practice email, shared documents, calendars, and video meetings. Learn to pass work to others, choose sharing permissions, and help everyone take part across different apps.

2 hr 29 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Choose a Career or Training Path

Turn interests and constraints into career options, verify real work and demand, test fit cheaply, and choose a next experiment.

9 hr 14 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Navigate Health Care & Health Insurance

Understand coverage and costs, choose the right place for care, prepare for visits, review bills, and keep a useful health record.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Understand Taxes & File With Confidence

Organize records, understand the basic U.S. federal return, choose a filing path, review the result, and plan for next year.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Organize Data and Protect Records

Make records easier to find and maintain while controlling changes and protecting private information.

2 hr 35 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Build a Support Network & Ask for Help

Map the support you need, strengthen existing ties, make specific asks, join communities, reciprocate, and plan for difficult moments.

2 hr 20 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires three completed asks and two community participation trials, one in each community. Allow additional contact, event and travel time.

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Money · Beginner

Build & Protect Your Credit

Learn what appears on a credit report, how scores are influenced, and how to build a clean record without gimmicks.

2 hr 10 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Read, Write, and Study for Work and Training

Strengthen the reading, note-taking, source-based writing, study, tutoring, and testing habits that support work and further learning.

2 hr 47 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Cook & Meal Prep for the Week

Plan flexible meals, shop with purpose, use core cooking methods, store food safely, and reduce waste.

2 hr 28 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra shopping and cooking time for the actual meal components, safe cooling, and the required five-day meal log and review.

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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Master Excel & Google Sheets for Work

Build clean tables, reliable formulas, summaries, dashboards, and quality checks in Excel or Google Sheets.

3 hr 4 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Practical Math and Data for Work and Training

Use estimation, percentages, ratios, wages, schedules, measurements, charts, and formulas to make everyday work and training decisions.

2 hr 57 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Improve Your Sleep & Recovery

Measure your current pattern, strengthen timing and light cues, build a workable wind-down, and recognize when to seek care.

2 hr 20 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires a four-week sleep experiment, including a 14-day baseline, repeated entries and controlled schedule tests.

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Money · Beginner

Understand Insurance Before You Buy It

Translate premiums, deductibles, limits, exclusions, and claims into coverage decisions tied to your real risks.

3 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Navigate Benefits and Basic Needs

Find official support information, prepare eligibility questions, and organize a private follow-up plan without assuming approval.

2 hr 24 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Use the Workforce System: Job Centers and Support

Learn how American Job Centers and public workforce partners may help with job search, training, assessment, and practical support—then build a local contact plan.

2 hr 35 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Build Better Habits That Actually Stick

Turn a meaningful result into a tiny observable behavior, design reliable cues and environments, track it, and recover from misses.

1 hr 30 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires an observation week and a completed 30-day habit experiment, including habit practice and weekly reviews.

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Work · Beginner

Compare Local Careers With Real Data

Compare local jobs using tasks, wage ranges, training needs, and travel assumptions, then choose what to investigate next.

3 hr 1 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Find Training That Leads Somewhere

Verify a specific training provider before you commit time or money: compare adult education, certificates, licenses, college, apprenticeships, and short-term programs by outcome, evidence, time, cost, and support.

3 hr 20 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Eat Better Without Following a Crazy Diet

Build balanced meals, read labels, shop and cook practically, and run a sustainable two-week nutrition experiment.

3 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires a three-day baseline and completed 14-day eating experiment, with repeated preparation, entries and review.

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Work · Beginner

Access Disability Support at Work and School

Describe an access barrier, find the responsible office, and prepare a focused request while protecting private information.

2 hr 34 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Pay for College or Career Training Wisely

Compare programs by outcomes and net cost, decode financial-aid offers, limit borrowing, and make an evidence-based enrollment decision.

3 hr 16 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Design Accessible Digital Content

Make a notice easier to read, understand, and use, including for people who use assistive technology.

2 hr 25 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Design an Original Vector Icon Kit

Draw three clear icons with editable shapes, paths, shared styling and checked exports.

3 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Learn and Remember With Evidence

Test what you remember after a delay, spot gaps between confidence and performance, and adjust one study habit.

2 hr 44 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Tutor a Peer Through an Academic Skill

Practice diagnosing a misconception, offering useful hints, and checking a peer’s independent understanding.

2 hr 18 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Build a Safe Youth Work Plan

Check proposed duties and hours, prepare training questions, and practice responding when a work request seems unsafe.

2 hr 56 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Cybersecurity for Everyday Work

Recognize suspicious requests, follow role-appropriate access rules, and rehearse reporting and recovery without changing real systems.

2 hr 29 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Check Manipulated Images and Synthetic Media

Trace media to its context, assess suspicious cues carefully, and decide what is safe to treat as fact.

2 hr 5 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Plan Transportation, Care, and Attendance

Check whether travel, care coverage, costs, and timing fit together, then build a fallback for disrupted plans.

2 hr 38 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Registered Apprenticeships and Work-Based Learning

Compare apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, internships, and other work-based learning, then search, verify, and apply with care.

3 hr 16 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Use AI to Work Faster

Turn AI from a novelty into a repeatable assistant for research, writing, analysis, planning, and quality control.

2 hr 51 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Rent Your First Apartment With Confidence

Set a real housing budget, verify listings, compare homes, read the lease, document move-in, and stay organized as a renter.

2 hr 59 min estimated study6 lessons

The estimate covers the guided packet. Real listing checks, three-home inspections and move-in evidence may require additional access, travel and time.

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Work · Beginner

Return to Work After Time Away

Build a return-to-work plan that fits your current responsibilities, refresh one skill, and explain your experience without oversharing.

2 hr 26 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Start Investing From Zero

Understand accounts, risk, diversified funds, fees, and automation before placing your first long-term investment.

2 hr 32 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Buy a Car Without Getting Ripped Off

Research the right vehicle, price the full cost, inspect it, arrange financing, negotiate, and audit the paperwork.

2 hr 29 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Build a Portfolio That Gets You Hired

Select convincing work, turn it into clear case studies, publish it accessibly, and use it in a focused job search.

3 hr 4 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra production and revision time for three case studies and a live portfolio, plus three reviewer checks and any hosting or permission wait.

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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Understand Stock Options in a Job Offer

Read a fictional grant, map vesting and deadlines, and keep paper value separate from cash pay.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Speak With Confidence

Structure ideas, control nerves, use your voice and body, handle questions, and improve through deliberate rehearsal.

2 hr 17 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra time to arrange and deliver or record your 5–8-minute talk. The project includes three rehearsals and a review within 24 hours.

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Create · Beginner

Design and Test a Useful Product

Turn a practical need into a simple prototype, try a practice usability test, and use the results to improve it.

2 hr 51 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Conduct and Analyze Service Interviews

A service-research brief with neutral interview questions, a consent plan, coded fictional transcripts, and findings linked to evidence.

2 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Protect Your Creative Work and Use Content Lawfully

Check the rights behind creative assets, keep permission and credit records, and choose how to share your own work.

2 hr 59 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Learn Basic Home Maintenance & DIY

Know your home, inspect it on schedule, use basic tools, complete low-risk repairs, and recognize when to call a professional.

3 hr 11 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Resolve Conflict and Repair Teamwork

Separate facts from assumptions, listen for the real concerns, and write a voluntary repair plan with follow-up.

2 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Help a Group Make a Fair Decision

Collect everyone’s input, compare options consistently, and turn a group choice into a clear action record.

2 hr 18 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Solve Customer Service Problems

Turn a complaint into a clear case, check the policy, and follow a remedy through to a documented handoff.

2 hr 26 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner–Intermediate

Understand Statistics in Everyday Claims

Spot misleading percentages, compare claims, and explain what the numbers actually support.

2 hr 58 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Make Sense of Economic News

Decode inflation, wages, unemployment and interest-rate headlines with small, checkable calculations.

2 hr 21 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner–Intermediate

Read Research Papers and Compare Evidence

Learn the structure of a research report, inspect its method, and compare findings without overstating them.

2 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Start Strength Training the Right Way

Learn movement patterns, choose safe loads, follow a simple full-body plan, recover, and progress without random workouts.

2 hr 47 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires a completed four-week training block with two or three sessions each week, logs and a review.

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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Learn Project Management by Running a Real Project

Define outcomes, organize scope, assign ownership, build a schedule, manage risk and change, and close with evidence.

3 hr 15 min estimated study6 lessons

The study estimate covers guided planning. The final project also requires running a real project, delivering it, and obtaining acceptance; allow additional implementation time.

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Work · Beginner

Coordinate Event-Day Operations

A run of show, staffing map, access checklist, and disruption log for a fictional indoor careers showcase.

1 hr 40 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Track Project Costs and Explain Variances

A reconciled project cost sheet showing baseline, incurred costs, open commitments, forecast to finish, and a supported change recommendation.

1 hr 50 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Build a Mentoring Relationship

Identify the help you need, prepare an agreement and meeting agenda, and practice using feedback without giving up your judgment.

2 hr 40 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Learn With Free University Courses

Choose a manageable free study unit, practice what it teaches, and document what you can demonstrate.

2 hr 47 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Prepare for Job Shadowing and Internships

Prepare useful questions and learning goals so you can make more of a future workplace experience.

2 hr 31 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Train a Teammate in One Task

A task-training packet with a worked demonstration, guided practice, independent assessment, feedback, and a follow-up plan.

1 hr 50 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Prepare for High School Equivalency

Practice reading, writing, math, science, and social studies, then use your mistakes to plan the next stage of preparation.

3 hr 2 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Write for College and Career Training

Build a clear argument from sources, address a fair objection, and revise an essay with evidence behind each claim.

3 hr 8 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Build an Argument and Spot Faulty Reasoning

Map reasons, test conditional claims, and repair weak reasoning in everyday proposals.

2 hr 22 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Office Administration and Scheduling

Practice managing schedules, organizing requests, and keeping an office handoff clear.

2 hr 35 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Apply for Public-Service Jobs

Read a public-service job announcement, match its requirements to honest evidence, and assemble a consistent mock application.

3 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Shoot & Edit Professional-Looking Videos

Use light, composition, camera control, sound, and editing to create stronger photos and short videos with any capable camera.

3 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Create Your First 3D Display Scene

Model simple objects, shape their edges, light the scene and export a deliberately framed image.

4 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Animate a Two-Second Drawing Loop

Turn simple original drawings into a short loop by changing poses, spacing and timing.

3 hr 41 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Tell a Story in Six Comic Panels

Create an original short comic with clear actions, readable lettering and a simple color system.

4 hr 1 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand & Maintain Your Car

Read the owner’s manual, run safety checks, understand warning signs, manage maintenance, and communicate with repair shops.

2 hr 17 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Plan a Job Search With a Record

Plan a private job search, identify which local rules need checking, and practice responding to a fictional background-report error.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Automate Repetitive Work

Find worthwhile automation opportunities, map the logic, connect tools, control errors, and operate workflows safely.

2 hr 48 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Succeed in Your First College or Training Term

Turn syllabi, prerequisites, deadlines, and support options into a first-term plan you can realistically follow.

2 hr 44 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Map College Credits and Transfer Options

Read equivalencies, audit degree gaps, and compare transfer routes before choosing classes.

2 hr 32 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Create Better Presentations

Turn a decision, lesson, or proposal into a clear story, honest visuals, confident delivery, and an accessible handoff.

2 hr 55 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Design a Clear Two-Page Newsletter

Use editorial hierarchy, text styles, columns and careful export to make a small publication from supplied copy.

3 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Improve a Process and Check Quality

Map a process, measure a problem, and plan a small improvement test with a clear way to check the result.

3 hr 24 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Write Clear Work Instructions and SOPs

A versioned equipment-loan procedure, matching checklist, and walkthrough test log that a beginner can follow.

1 hr 40 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Learn Sales & Negotiation

Find out who needs your offer, ask useful questions, explain its value, respond to concerns, negotiate terms, and confirm the agreement.

2 hr 43 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra time to arrange discovery conversations and complete rehearsals, notes and sales drafts. Response times vary.

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Digital · Beginner

Introduction to IT Support

Record an IT problem clearly, choose tests that narrow the cause, and document when to resolve or escalate it.

2 hr 35 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Use the Command Line for File and Text Work

Turn a tiny fictional registration file into a checked report using readable terminal commands.

2 hr 41 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Understand Computer Networks

See how a request crosses local links and routers, and explain what supplied network evidence does and does not show.

2 hr 8 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Learn Photography by Shooting a Real Story

Control exposure, focus, composition, light, motion, and editing while producing a coherent ten-image photo story.

3 hr 34 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra shooting and revision time for the light study, image selections and final ten-image story, plus access, conditions and critique.

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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Fractions, Measurement, and Technical Drawings

Read dimensions, convert units, and check a scaled drawing so your measurements and material estimates agree.

2 hr 56 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Model Your First Part with Free CAD

Use sketches, constraints and solid features to create a small dimensioned part and a readable drawing.

3 hr 51 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Explore Paper Folding with Simulation

Turn an original crease pattern into a folding study and compare how angles and panel widths change its shape.

3 hr 31 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Bookkeeping for Small Organizations

Trace fictional transactions into accounts, reconcile cash, and explain a small organization’s financial summaries.

3 hr 30 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Read Business Financial Statements

Turn a set of company reports into a clear explanation of performance, cash and unanswered questions.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Run a Practice Payroll

Practice the records, calculations and review controls that turn approved time into a payroll handoff.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Forecast Business Cash and Follow Up Invoices

Find cash gaps before bills are due and practice clear, documented invoice follow-up.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Explore Skilled Trades and Green Careers

Compare trades and energy tasks, check simple quantities, and prepare informed questions about training and supervised practice.

2 hr 28 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Explore Health Careers and Patient Support

Compare healthcare roles and practice nonclinical communication, privacy decisions, and routing concerns to the right person.

2 hr 24 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Track Referrals in a Medical Office

A fictional referral tracker with status evidence, contact scripts, overdue-item escalation notes, and a checked shift handoff.

1 hr 34 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Inventory and Order Operations

Keep stock records accurate, resolve count differences, and work out when to reorder.

2 hr 35 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Compare Suppliers and Recommend a Purchase

A requirement brief, three-offer comparison, and documented purchase recommendation ready for an authorized approver.

1 hr 38 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Prepare Shipments and Resolve Delivery Exceptions

A checked dispatch manifest, package and label plan, carrier-handoff record, and delivery-exception log using fictional parcels.

1 hr 32 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Build Your First Website

Plan, design, code, test, publish, and improve a fast, accessible website using the foundations of the web.

2 hr 59 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Collaborate on Projects with Git

Build a fictional repair-cafe notice while practicing the way teams record and combine changes.

3 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Add JavaScript Interactivity to a Web Page

Trace and improve an original local calculator while learning how browser controls, code and feedback fit together.

3 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Connect to APIs and Read JSON

Use a local HTTP-response simulator to practice reading structured data and handling realistic failures.

3 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Make a 2D Game with Godot

Start with a complete small game, learn why each part works and make two tested design changes.

3 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Create Interactive Art with p5.js

Turn a complete small sketch into an original composition and make its controls, motion and export understandable.

3 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Programming with Python

Build a small Python tool by tracing calculations, writing conditions and functions, and testing ordinary and unexpected inputs.

3 hr 19 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Make a Data Analysis Someone Else Can Repeat

Turn a small fictional attendance analysis into a result another learner can reconstruct and explain.

3 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Answer Questions with SQL

Use SQL to find answers in a small database and check that your results make sense.

3 hr 16 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Design a Relational Database

Separate objects from events and build a database design that avoids repeated facts and impossible loans.

2 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Build Interactive Reports with Power BI Desktop

Turn two small fictional CSVs into an interactive report and prove that its totals and filters mean what they say.

3 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Turn a Skill Into a Freelance Business

Package an existing skill, build proof fast, find buyers, price the work, and deliver professionally.

2 hr 43 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra project time for a 50-prospect list, critique, the required 10-day outreach sequence, and delivery and feedback.

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Work · Beginner

Start a Small Business From Scratch

Use customer evidence to choose a problem, shape an offer, evaluate a small test, and plan how a business could operate.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Test a Reselling Idea with Real Costs

Explore secondhand selling through item screening, delivered prices, fees, labor and return scenarios.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Plan a Crowdfunding Campaign You Can Fulfill

Build a creative reward campaign on paper and test its costs, capacity and promises before launch.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Launch a Podcast

Design a show people can recognize, record strong conversations or stories, distribute reliably, and earn repeat listening.

3 hr 15 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra recording, editing and publication time for the three-episode pilot and six-episode results table, plus guest and listener coordination.

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Life · Beginner

Participate in Local Decisions

Find who makes a local decision, compare the options, and draft a focused public comment without submitting it.

2 hr 37 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Curate a Mini Museum Exhibition

A six-object exhibition storyboard with an interpretive question, evidence notes, original labels, an accessible reading order, and a revision log.

2 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Trace a Community Story Through Archives

Follow a local-history question through finding aids, original records, conflicting dates, and a short cited account.

2 hr 41 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Scientific Reasoning and Lab Readiness

Organize observations, check units, and explain what a small dataset supports before entering supervised laboratory training.

2 hr 38 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Understand Circuits with a Free Simulator

Build virtual DC circuits, use meters, predict series and parallel behavior, and diagnose a fault.

3 hr 31 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Investigate Exoplanet Signals

Plot an original practice light curve, measure repeated dips and learn how NASA archive evidence differs from a signal alone.

3 hr 46 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Test and Debug Digital Products

Turn expected behavior into test cases, write a reproducible bug report, and check whether a repair creates new problems.

2 hr 37 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Lead a Community Service Project

Plan a small project around a community’s priorities, share responsibilities, and check whether it helps.

2 hr 33 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Build an Evidence-Based Grant Proposal

A practice grant proposal with funder-fit analysis, a traceable needs statement, logic model, evaluation plan, and submission-readiness review.

2 hr 24 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Nonprofit Program Budget

Connect a community program’s activities to costs, funding restrictions and a clear financial report.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Budget a Small Event and Set Ticket Prices

Test an arts event’s ticket prices, capacity and cash needs before making commitments.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Start a YouTube Channel

Choose an audience, build repeatable video formats, produce efficiently, package for discovery, and improve with retention data.

3 hr 2 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra production and publication time for the three-video pilot, plus the required 7-day and 28-day results reviews.

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Work · Beginner

Build a Personal Brand That Opens Doors

Choose a useful reputation, prove it publicly, build real relationships, and turn visibility into relevant opportunities.

3 hr 2 min estimated study6 lessons

The project also requires four published pieces, eight value-first actions, and a 30-day brand review. Allow extra publishing and relationship time.

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Digital · Beginner

Maps and Location Data for Community Decisions

Compare routes and coverage using a fictional community map, then explain a location decision with checked numbers.

2 hr 44 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Observe Birds and Build a Citizen Science Record

Practice field notes, observation effort, cautious identification, and data-quality checks using a complete fictional birding case.

2 hr 15 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Build an Audience With Short-Form Content

Create an audience promise, generate useful ideas, script and shoot efficiently, publish responsibly, and improve with evidence.

3 hr 22 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra recording, editing and publishing time for the required ten-post pilot, plus time to collect and review results.

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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Measure Digital Marketing Results

Use visits, orders and costs to explain what a campaign achieved and what to test next.

2 hr 10 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Understand Cooperatives and Community Enterprises

Explore how people can own and run a business together, share decisions, and check the basic costs.

2 hr 47 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Understand AI and Machine Learning

Train a simple model, measure its mistakes, and explain where the results do and do not support its use.

3 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Plan & Pay for a Trip

Design a realistic itinerary, price the full trip, save for it, book carefully, prepare documents and safety, and reconcile costs.

3 hr 31 min estimated study6 lessons

The estimate covers the guided packet. Confirmed bookings, travel and the post-trip actual-cost review require additional time and access.

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Life · Beginner

Use Beginner Spanish for Everyday Tasks

Build a small Spanish phrase kit for greetings, simple requests, directions, and confirming a class time.

1 hr 15 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand Weather Forecasts for Everyday Plans

Read rain chances and hourly forecasts, handle updates, and build an event plan that responds to official alerts.

2 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Record & Mix Music at Home

Set up a safe signal path, capture intentional performances, edit cleanly, build a balanced mix, and export organized masters.

3 hr 58 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Become an Independent Music Artist

Develop your sound, record a release, handle rights and distribution, launch it, and build a repeatable artist system.

3 hr 34 min estimated study6 lessons

Allow extra production and release time for a finished song and campaign, permissions, and the required 30-day results review.

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Create · Beginner

Compose and Notate a First Melody

Build an eight-bar melody, change a motif and use notation playback to compare musical choices.

3 hr 41 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Learn Basketball From Zero

Learn basketball step by step: how to stand and move, control the ball, shoot close to the basket, defend, and take part in a game.

2 hr 59 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Learn Football Fundamentals

Understand positions and rules, then train throwing, catching, routes, footwork, defense, and safe non-contact play.

2 hr 48 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Manage Bank Transactions and Reconcile a Statement

Practice manage bank transactions and reconcile a statement with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 5 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Compare Short-Term Savings Products

Practice compare short-term savings products with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

49 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Understand Credit-Card Statements and Interest

Practice understand credit-card statements and interest with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 3 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Compare Loan Terms and Build a Payment Schedule

Practice compare loan terms and build a payment schedule with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Manage Student-Loan Repayment and Servicing

Practice manage student-loan repayment and servicing with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 1 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Prepare a First-Home Finance and Closing File

Practice prepare a first-home finance and closing file with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 9 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Manage a Mortgage and Test Refinancing

Practice manage a mortgage and test refinancing with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 4 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Settle Shared Household Expenses Fairly

Practice settle shared household expenses fairly with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 2 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Prepare a Family Financial Handoff

Practice prepare a family financial handoff with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Model Retirement Income and Withdrawals

Practice model retirement income and withdrawals with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 2 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Compare Cross-Border Money Transfers

Practice compare cross-border money transfers with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

57 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Test Biases in Money Decisions

Compare fictional money decisions, check the evidence for common biases, and retest a prewritten rule on changed cases.

51 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Use Supply, Demand and Opportunity Cost

Practice use supply, demand and opportunity cost with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Evaluate Public-Spending Costs and Benefits

Practice evaluate public-spending costs and benefits with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 16 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Prepare a Small-Business Loan Readiness File

Practice prepare a small-business loan readiness file with complete fictional records, worked calculations and changed-input checks.

1 hr 14 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Compare Buying, Leasing and Repairing Equipment

Produce an equipment financial decision model with service-equivalent alternatives, timed costs, downtime, residual value and a conditional recommendation. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Cost Products and Choose a Profitable Mix

Produce a two-product costing and constrained-capacity model with contribution, overhead, bottleneck minutes and a demand-limited production recommendation. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 29 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Value Inventory and Reconcile Cost of Goods Sold

Produce a fictional inventory-cost ledger with FIFO and weighted-average comparison, returns, write-down case and reconciled gross profit. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 35 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Close a Month with Accrual Adjustments

Produce a fictional month-end adjustment packet with accruals, prepayments, depreciation, corrected trial balance and reconciled income statement. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Reconcile Sales Tax in a Practice Business

Produce a fictional sales-tax register with taxable/exempt classification, inclusive/exclusive prices, returns, remittance reconciliation and verification questions. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 25 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Build Cash-Handling and Refund Controls

Produce a fictional cash-desk control file with role separation, cash count, deposit reconciliation, refund evidence and exception follow-up. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 18 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Prepare a Self-Employment Tax-Record Handoff

Produce a fictional reconciled self-employment tax-record package with gross receipts, expenses, mixed-use support, profit and a practice estimated-payment schedule. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 33 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Business Income Projection and Test Assumptions

Produce a fictional twelve-month accrual income forecast with demand/capacity drivers, cost behavior, seasonality, sensitivity and revision log. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 46 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Evaluate a Franchise or Business Purchase

Produce a fictional purchase due-diligence file with disclosure questions, normalized earnings, owner labor, recurring fees, financing stress and a proceed/revise/stop decision. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 38 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Compare Charities and Plan Responsible Giving

Produce a fictional giving decision file with identity checks, mission fit, financial statement comparison, outcome uncertainty and a capped giving plan. Use complete original records and independently checked changed-input practice.

1 hr 14 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Manage Hotel Reservations and Room Readiness

Build a checked three-day room-assignment board with reservation changes, room-readiness gates, guest confirmation drafts and an unresolved-exception handoff.

1 hr 4 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Coordinate Restaurant Orders and Service

Build a fictional dining-service packet with a table/seat map, accurately coded orders, explicit ingredient-question holds, kitchen handoffs, corrected tickets and a service-completion audit.

1 hr 7 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Plan a Retail Merchandising Reset

Build a dimensioned paper shelf plan with product facings, matched labels, accessible-route constraints, replenishment notes and a reset acceptance checklist.

1 hr 7 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Maintain an Accurate Online Product Catalog

Build a publish-ready fictional twelve-variant catalog with attribute rules, parent/variant relationships, corrected inconsistencies, a source-evidence ledger and change/release checklist.

1 hr 13 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Coordinate Automotive Service Work Orders

Build an administrative service-order board linking customer-reported concerns, supplied technician scopes, authorization status, appointment capacity and verified release/handoff evidence.

1 hr 3 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Coordinate Property Maintenance Requests

Build a fictional building request register with urgent-report routing, permission/access windows, contractor assignments, tenant-update drafts, completion evidence and reopen decisions.

59 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Run a Library Circulation Shift

Build a fictional circulation desk packet with sorted call-number cards, item/patron loan records, hold queues, return exceptions and a privacy-preserving end-of-shift reconciliation.

56 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Check School Attendance Records and Corrections

Build a supplied fictional class-attendance audit with session counting rules, late corrections, duplicate/missing record resolution, approved-contact messages and a source-linked report.

59 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Coordinate Recreation Program Registration

Build a fictional community-program roster with explicit eligibility rules, capacity and wait list decisions, accommodation requests, consent-status holds and a checked session handoff.

1 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner

Dispatch Field Service with Time Windows

Build a tested two-worker dispatch plan using supplied travel times, skill matches, appointment windows and breaks, plus a disruption revision and customer-update log.

1 hr 14 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Plan a Manufacturing Batch from a Bill of Materials

Build a two-level paper bill-of-materials explosion, net material requirement sheet, batch release decision and revised production packet for fictional stationery kits.

1 hr 26 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Balance a Small Assembly Line on Paper

Build a paper assembly-station plan with precedence constraints, target cycle time, station assignments, calculated balance losses and a tested demand-change response.

1 hr 17 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Audit an Inspection Sample and Release Decision

Build a fictional quality-inspection record with sample selection, boundary classifications, stated acceptance-rule application and a traceable release-or-hold memo.

1 hr 8 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Trace Product Lots and Rehearse a Recall

Build a fictional stationery-lot traceability map with component/batch/customer links, affected and unaffected quantities, hold notices, response counts and a recall tabletop review.

1 hr 14 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Plan Preventive Maintenance and Work-Order Priorities

Build a fictional facility asset register with meter/date-based due tasks, authorized work-order priorities, downtime windows, completion evidence and a monthly backlog review.

1 hr 3 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Control Construction Documents and RFIs

Build a fictional construction document register with revision/supersession history, drawing/specification discrepancies, an unsent request for information, response disposition and distribution receipt checks.

1 hr 3 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Prepare a Building-Finish Quantity Takeoff

Build a checked paper finish takeoff with rooms/openings, net surface areas, specified coverage and waste rules, whole-package quantities and drawing revision impacts.

1 hr 24 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Paper Job Hazard Analysis

Build a fictional job-step/hazard/control table for a low-risk office supply task, with control-priority reasoning, a supervisor review request and a changed-condition stop decision.

59 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Review a Workplace Incident with Evidence

Build a fictional low-severity office incident review with an event timeline, fact/unknown table, contributing-condition map, corrective-action owner list and evidence-based follow-up check.

1 hr 8 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Audit a Work Task for Ergonomic Friction

Build a paper task-observation study separating frequency, duration, force/posture cues and access constraints, with a low-risk process-change comparison and supervisor questions.

1 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Coordinate New-Employee Onboarding

Practice coordinate new-employee onboarding with supplied workplace records, concrete methods, worked decisions and a changed-case test.

1 hr 5 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Evaluate Candidates with a Structured Interview

Practice evaluate candidates with a structured interview with supplied workplace records, concrete methods, worked decisions and a changed-case test.

1 hr 25 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Skill-Based Shift Coverage Plan

Practice build a skill-based shift coverage plan with supplied workplace records, concrete methods, worked decisions and a changed-case test.

1 hr 25 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Map Team Skills and Cross-Training Priorities

Practice map team skills and cross-training priorities with supplied workplace records, concrete methods, worked decisions and a changed-case test.

1 hr 14 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Delegate Work and Give Fair Performance Feedback

Practice delegate work and give fair performance feedback with supplied workplace records, concrete methods, worked decisions and a changed-case test.

1 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Plan a Workplace Change and Check Adoption

Build a fictional service-process transition packet with stakeholder impacts, readiness evidence, communication/training sequence, a small roll out gate and adoption-versus-compliance review.

1 hr 9 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Handle Conflicts of Interest at Work

Build an ethics decision file with fictional gifts, outside interests and procurement scenarios, a role/conflict map, disclosure drafts, recusal decisions and a traceable authorized resolution.

1 hr 1 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Small-Organization Continuity Plan

Build a tabletop continuity plan with critical services, dependencies, outage tolerance, minimum staffing/records, alternate delivery decisions, recovery evidence and a rehearsal log.

1 hr 11 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Benchmark a Building Energy Record

Build a fictional building-energy brief with source/unit checks, whole-year site energy, floor-area intensity, fair comparison limits, anomaly questions and an evidence-based monitoring proposal.

1 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Plan a Permission-Based Email Campaign

Build an unsent fictional two-message campaign with a permission/withdrawal ledger, preference segments, useful message copy, accessible action and opt-out QA, send-calendar holds and a privacy-aware delivered/unique-action review.

1 hr 18 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Coordinate Volunteer Intake and Shift Handoffs

Practice a fictional ongoing volunteer-program operations file with role limits, readiness gates, a consent/status index, shift assignments, safe concern-routing scripts and a continuity handoff.

1 hr 15 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Onboard a School or Employer Program Partner

Practice an original fictional partner-pilot readiness packet with purpose and roles, learner-access/privacy questions, delivery schedule, evidence definitions, staged launch gates and a review/exit agreement.

1 hr 21 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Evaluate a Program with Completion and Learning Evidence

Practice a fictional program evaluation brief with denominator definitions, matched pre/post results, attrition sensitivity, project-rubric evidence, a noncausal conclusion and a next measurement plan.

1 hr 29 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Track Grant Deliverables and Reporting Evidence

Practice a fictional awarded-program deliverable matrix with scope/due dates, activity-to-evidence links, unresolved reporting gaps, an authorized change request and a truthful narrative report.

1 hr 27 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Prepare a Responsive Public-Procurement Bid

Practice an unsent fictional vendor bid with a requirement/attachment matrix, separate pass/fail and scored criteria, scope response, supplied-price cross-check, deadline plan and unsupported-claim audit.

1 hr 45 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Customer Onboarding and Renewal Plan

Practice a fictional recurring service account plan with success criteria, dependency milestones, adoption evidence, scope-risk escalations and an honest renew/revise/end recommendation.

1 hr 25 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Research a Business Market with Public Data

Practice a fictional market-research file with population/geography definitions, public-data source cards, a bounded customer-count range, contrary evidence and a demand-test question.

1 hr 25 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Check Nonclinical Patient Registration Records

Build a fictional registration quality file with minimal demographic/appointment checks, duplicate-record holds, authorization/contact boundaries, administrative missing-item messages and a clean handoff.

1 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Prepare a Cross-Border Shipment Document Check

Build a fictional non regulated-goods export/import desk packet with party roles, consistent item/quantity/value fields, provisional classification questions, missing-document holds and a qualified-broker handoff.

1 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Work · Beginner–Intermediate

Forecast Service Workload and Control a Backlog

Build a checked fictional four-day service workload model with arrival counts, work-content demand, available capacity, backlog aging, two allocation scenarios and a bounded service-promise recommendation.

1 hr 15 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Solve Equations with Algebra

A checked algebra notebook that models four situations, solves equations and inequalities, and tests solutions against the original conditions. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Read and Build Linear Functions

A linear-model comparison with tables, graphs, slope and intercept interpretations, a solved intersection and a limitation note. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner–Intermediate

Model Exponential Growth and Decay

A population and cooling model sheet comparing repeated addition with repeated multiplication and checking predictions against supplied observations. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 1 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Reason About Shapes with Geometry

A geometry explanation board with angle deductions, congruence and similarity tests, a scale argument and a checked space-design decision. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 5 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner–Intermediate

Use Right-Triangle Trigonometry

A desk-based right-triangle investigation with labeled sides, ratio choices, checked distances and an uncertainty comparison. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 12 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Reason with Probability and Chance

A chance-model packet with a complete sample space, combined-event calculations, conditional probabilities and a repeated-trial comparison. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 3 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Read Fiction Through Character and Theme

An evidence-based interpretation of an original short story, with a plot map, narrator comparison, character inference and two defensible thematic readings. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 29 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Read Poetry Through Image and Sound

An annotated pair of original poems and a short interpretation comparing imagery, sound, line breaks and the effect of one deliberate revision. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 13 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Edit Clear English Sentences

A sentence-editing portfolio with before/after examples, named repairs and a final paragraph checked for meaning, grammar and clarity. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 1 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Use English for School and Public Services

Six completed written English exchanges using request, clarification, time, location and confirmation frames, plus a combined service conversation. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

57 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Explain Places with Human and Physical Geography

A fictional region atlas explanation linking landforms, settlement, climate, resources and transport, with a comparison that avoids geographic determinism. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

58 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand U.S. Government and Checks

A neutral government-process map showing federal branches, checks, federal/state roles and the stages of a fictional law. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

56 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Prepare to Vote with Official Information

An unsubmitted election-readiness packet using fictional voters, official-source checks, registration questions, sample-ballot research and a timing plan. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

55 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand Constitutional Rights and Civic Duties

A civic casebook distinguishing constitutional text, government action, a limited right, an unresolved legal question and a qualified-help route. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

1 hr 5 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Trace Trade and Migration in World History

A world-history connection map using supplied historical source summaries to compare trade, migration, exchange and unequal power across three periods. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

1 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Explore Culture Without Stereotypes

A cultural interpretation packet that distinguishes individual testimony, community variation, tradition and change, with respectful inquiry questions. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

42 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand Global Institutions in the News

A news-explanation map separating a country’s authority, international cooperation, recommendations, treaties and implementation in a fictional cross-border issue. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

1 hr 1 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand Social Roles and Institutions

A sociological case analysis connecting roles, norms, institutions and unequal access in a fictional school-to-work transition without labeling individuals. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

57 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Explain How Cells Support Living Things

A labeled cell-function model with membrane transport predictions, cell-type comparisons and an explanation connecting cells to tissues and organs. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 2 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Follow Genetic Information and Inheritance

A fictional plant inheritance notebook with DNA-to-protein explanations, simple inheritance crosses and a distinction between probability and certainty. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 7 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Explain Food Webs and Ecosystem Change

A food-web and carbon-cycle model explaining a fictional ecosystem disturbance, with a supported prediction and an alternative explanation. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 10 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand Matter with Particle Models

A particle-model notebook explaining states, mixtures, elements, compounds, mass conservation and a physical separation plan from supplied materials. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

58 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Balance and Explain Chemical Reactions

A reaction-model sheet with atom inventories, balanced symbolic equations, a limiting-count model and an explanation of energy transfer. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 10 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Explain Motion and Forces

A fictional cart-motion report with position and velocity graphs, net-force reasoning, a mass/acceleration comparison and a checked prediction. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 10 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Trace Energy and Heat Transfer

An energy-accounting notebook explaining work, stored energy, efficiency and three heat-transfer mechanisms in supplied desk scenarios. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 5 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Explain Waves, Sound and Light

A wave model comparison with period/frequency calculations, reflection and refraction diagrams and an explanation of a fictional communication failure. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 6 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Read Earth’s Rocks and Moving Plates

An Earth-system evidence board linking a rock cycle, plate-boundary model, earthquake/volcano distribution and a cautious geological explanation. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 4 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand Climate Change Evidence

A climate evidence brief with weather/climate distinctions, trend and anomaly interpretation, greenhouse mechanism and mitigation/adaptation comparisons. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 5 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Model the Sun, Earth and Moon

A labeled astronomy model explaining day/night, seasons, Moon phases and eclipse geometry with two misconception corrections. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 16 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Trace Water Through a Watershed

A fictional watershed diagram tracking runoff, infiltration, groundwater and pollution paths, with a supported upstream/downstream prevention choice. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 7 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Use Air Quality Information for Daily Choices

An air-quality interpretation card with pollutant/time metadata, AQI categories, official guidance and revised activity choices for fictional users. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

40 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Measure and Reduce Household Energy Use

A desk-based household energy comparison with checked kWh estimates, usage assumptions and a safe no-installation conservation recommendation. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

58 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Sort Waste and Plan Reuse Responsibly

A fictional household waste audit separating prevention, reuse, local recycling acceptance and special-disposal questions with checked quantities. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

56 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Plan a Small Garden with Plant Evidence

A safe paper garden trial with plant requirements, container spacing, watering observations, a simple comparison and a revised growing plan. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

1 hr 2 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Care for Clothes and Run Laundry

A garment-care packet with label interpretations, compatible load groups, a checked machine-use sequence and drying decisions for fictional garments. Six introductory lessons use supplied practice cases.

58 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Mend Clothes with Basic Hand Stitches

A repair sampler or paper equivalent showing thread setup, running stitch, backstitch, a button attachment and a simple patch with inspection criteria. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

1 hr 31 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Clean a Home with Safe Product Choices

A room-cleaning plan distinguishing cleaning from disinfecting, compatible products, surface limits, contact-time questions and a checked task sequence. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

42 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Share a Home with Clear Household Agreements

A nonlegal household operating agreement for fictional roommates covering access, chores, shared spaces, guests, quiet time and review of responsibilities. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

58 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Prepare to Support Children Safely

A supervised child-support readiness packet with role limits, active-supervision map, accessible activity plan, pickup check and escalation questions. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

52 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Coordinate Everyday Support for an Older Adult

A fictional nonclinical support handoff that records the adult’s preferences, consent, practical tasks, named owners and a qualified-help escalation route. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

37 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Read Medicine Labels and Ask Safer Questions

A medicine-information practice file locating active ingredients, warnings and directions in supplied labels, identifying duplicate-ingredient risks and drafting pharmacist questions. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

40 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Understand Sexual Health Information and Care

A private fictional sexual-health information packet separating anatomy, pregnancy and STI risk, prevention limits, consent and questions for qualified confidential services. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

48 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Make Informed Choices About Alcohol, Nicotine and Drugs

A fictional risk-decision card separating marketing claims, impairment, dependence, peer pressure and trusted support with a rehearsed safe exit. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Build an Accessible Aerobic Activity Routine

A fictional age-appropriate activity plan using intensity cues, accessible options, progression checks and a reflection on supplied activity records. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

40 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Prepare for Safer Everyday Cycling

A cycling-readiness packet with fit and helmet checks, official road-rule questions, route hazards, visibility and a no-ride decision for unsafe conditions. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

40 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Make Safer Pedestrian and Transit Choices

A pedestrian-safety route review identifying crossings, visibility, turning vehicles, transit access and a safer alternative from supplied scene cards. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

37 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Study the Driver Handbook and Road Decisions

A driver-theory notebook with sign/signal interpretation, right-of-way scenarios, distraction decisions and a provisional official-training requirement list. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

51 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Make Safer Choices In and Around Water

A water-safety scenario packet with supervision responsibilities, life-jacket questions, environmental hazards, safe emergency help and a supervised-learning route. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

37 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Organize and Replace Essential Identity Records

A fictional identity-document readiness file with document purposes, issuing offices, official requirement questions, dependencies and safe replacement steps. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

41 min estimated study6 lessons
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Life · Beginner

Read Food Allergen Information and Plan Questions

A fictional allergen-information review comparing ingredient and Contains statements, recognizing advisory-label limits, cross-contact questions and a qualified care-plan handoff. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

42 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Compare Search and Sort Algorithms

Build a tested Python catalog search with linear and binary methods, comparison counts, sortedness checks and a justified method choice. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 34 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Choose Stacks, Queues and Graphs

Build a runnable fictional help-desk simulator with an undo stack, FIFO queue and small dependency graph, plus empty and cyclic case tests. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 55 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Model a System with Python Objects

Build an original library-room booking simulation using independent objects, invariants, composition and an event history. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Python File-Processing Tool

Build a local command-line converter that validates fictional attendance CSV, writes JSON to a chosen output and reports rejected rows without altering input. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 57 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Automate Python Tests with unittest

Build a runnable automated test suite for an original parcel-price module with boundary cases, isolated fixtures, failure evidence and a repaired regression. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Extract and Validate Text with Regular Expressions

Build a checked extraction script for fictional equipment tags, dates and log lines, with a mismatch report and exact-match safety boundaries. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 36 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Build and Test a Local Web API

Build a localhost-only read-only JSON book API with defined routes, 200/404 responses, headers and an automated client contract test. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Change SQL Data with Safe Transactions

Build a local SQLite seat-transfer exercise with before/after totals, an all-or-nothing update, a deliberately rejected change and rollback evidence. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 52 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Analyze Sequences with SQL Window Functions

Build a reproducible SQLite attendance analysis with per-session rank, running totals and prior-period changes that retains every original row. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 35 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Workflow with a State Machine

Build a tested fictional equipment-repair workflow with a transition table, guarded actions, rejected transitions and a trace of two complete cases. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 49 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Build an Accessible Multi-Step Form

Build a local two-step fictional workshop-registration form with labeled fields, preserved back navigation, error summary and a review-before-submit screen; no data is sent. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Build Browser Saving with Export and Recovery

Build a fictional local reading-list app with versioned saved data, explicit browser-only wording, validated JSON export/import and corrupt-save recovery tests. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Make a Small Web App Work Offline

Build a localhost reference-card app with an explicit asset cache, offline fallback, visible cache version and a controlled update/cleanup test. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Measure and Improve Web Page Performance

Build a before/after optimization record for a supplied local page, with resource-size accounting, reserved image dimensions, fewer blocking resources and repeatable browser measurements. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Build Content-Resilient CSS Layouts

Build a local community schedule with Grid/Flexbox, long-label wrapping, narrow-screen source order, zoom checks and a four-case layout stress test. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Code an Accessible Data Chart

Build a local SVG bar chart generated from fictional library-use rows, with checked numeric scale, visible labels, matching data table and a text summary. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 10 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Design Privacy-Preserving Application Logs

Build a local logging module that emits only allowed fictional event fields, redacts sample secrets, separates user-facing errors and passes a prohibited-field test. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 59 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Handle Untrusted Input in a Browser App

Build a defensive local link-directory app with text-only rendering, allowed URL schemes, same-origin explanation and a validation matrix using inert fictional strings. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 4 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Plan a Cloud Service with Cost and Access Controls

Build a fictional cloud-service architecture packet with workload and data flow, responsibility boundary, least-privilege role matrix, unit-based cost and egress budget, recovery table and supported service decision. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

1 hr 27 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Refactor Code Without Changing Behavior

Build a before/after fictional fee calculator split into pure functions with an executable equivalence suite, clearer names and documented intentional nonchanges. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 14 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Build a Local Test and Release Pipeline

Build a local Python release script that validates source, runs tests, packages only allowlisted files, writes checksums and stops on a failing stage. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Navigate Digital Tasks with Assistive Technology

Build a personal non-sensitive task card and scoped navigation test using text size, zoom, keyboard and an available screen reader, with a truthful fallback comparison when a reader is unavailable. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Process Image Pixels with Canvas

Build a local original 4×4-to-64×64 pixel image tool with RGBA inspection, grayscale and threshold filters, preserved alpha and checked PNG export. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 4 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Diagnose a Local Network Connection

Build a localhost-only client/server diagnostic packet distinguishing name resolution, connection, timeout and HTTP response, with controlled failures and no probing of external systems. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Digital · Beginner–Intermediate

Run and Control Computer Processes

Build a local supervisor for two harmless supplied Python scripts, with process IDs, captured output, return-code classification, timeout cleanup and a resource-limit decision record. Work from supplied original examples and check changed cases.

2 hr 54 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Write and Revise a Short Story

Write one small, complete prose story. Practice premise, character pressure, close viewpoint, a consequential choice and two different revision methods using original library-display examples.

3 hr 30 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Write Poems with Image, Sound and Line

Compose three short original poems using concrete images, sound echoes and deliberate line breaks. Compare forms and keep revision evidence without needing publication or another reader.

2 hr 24 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Write a Playable Two-Person Scene

Write a short two-person stage scene with opposing objectives, tactical dialogue, a caused turning point and physically coherent directions. Revise with a solo reading or an honestly labeled text alternative.

2 hr 39 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Draw Everyday Objects with Line and Value

Draw an original supplied cup/box/ball reference or optional household objects. Use simple shapes, ratios, negative spaces and a five-value light model, then make one evidence-based correction.

2 hr 28 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Paint a Digital Still Life with Layers

Paint a small limited-palette still life in a free raster editor. Learn pixel canvas decisions, separately owned silhouettes, light/edge relationships and a reversible transparency-mask correction; inspect the actual export.

3 hr 30 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Design a Poster with Type and Hierarchy

Design a single large-format fictional workshop poster using typographic scale, alignment and proximity. Check actual color pairs, long-text fit and two sizes, then inspect the delivered export and equivalent text.

2 hr 16 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner

Design Original Sound Effects

Create three original short effects using waveform, sweep and amplitude-envelope choices. Use a free editor or the supplied dependency-free generator; verify real WAV headers, duration and peak bounds with scoped evidence.

2 hr 49 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Arrange Chords and Bass for a Melody

Add triads, a bass line and deliberate voicing to an original eight-bar melody. Compare chord-tone fit, nonchord movement and semitone voice motion using a complete paper note grid or optional free notation software.

2 hr 16 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Write and Build Interactive Fiction

Build an original six-passage browser story with four complete paths and three endings. Write consequential choices, carry one story fact, and test actual state/restart logic; provide a complete all-route text alternative.

3 hr 30 min estimated study6 lessons
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Create · Beginner–Intermediate

Animate a Clear Motion Graphic

Build an original nine-second SVG/CSS explanation with deliberate keyframes, manual play/pause and non motion meaning. Reconcile coordinates/timing and test the actual local artifact without claiming unperformed device checks.

3 hr 30 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner–Intermediate

Understand Stock Orders and Read Price Charts

Use original fictional quotes, order cases and charts to learn execution mechanics, fees, OHLC and the limits of pattern predictions. No brokerage account or real trades are required.

1 hr 35 min estimated study6 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Read and Check a Utility Bill

Check a fictional electric bill, find what does not add up and prepare one clear billing question in a short session.

30 min estimated study3 lessons
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Digital · Beginner

Choose Internet and Mobile Data Without Overpaying

Compare fictional data, speed and coverage needs with full-year plan costs before trusting a low introductory price.

30 min estimated study3 lessons
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Money · Beginner

Plan a Change in Earnings and Public Benefits

In about 45 minutes, compare fictional earnings and cash benefits, test a taper and cliff, and check whether first-month receipt dates can cover required bills.

45 min estimated study3 lessons
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