The Map is a free, accessible guide to the things nobody taught you, from building a budget to filing your taxes, finding your first apartment to landing a job you actually want.
What's inside
Browse all topics, or follow a curated pathway through a specific situation.
Money is the foundation everything else rests on. Learn to manage it before it manages you.
Getting a job, keeping it, growing in it, and making sure you're being paid what you're worth.
How to get through school, study effectively, and keep learning long after graduation.
The practical, day-to-day skills that make independent adult life actually work.
Choosing a path, understanding the money, filing for aid, and building the habits that make you actually succeed once you're in.
From no resume to your first day, and making sure you\'re not leaving money on the table when the offer comes in.
Budget, taxes, credit, health insurance, and investing in the right order.
From finding a place to knowing your rights as a tenant, and everything in between.
Insurance, nutrition, mental health, and protecting the accounts that hold your health data.
The goal of this site is to provide a roadmap to adulthood for young people in our communities, an accessible resource of advice and objective information on the subjects that matter most.
Whether it's budgeting, job hunting, finding a place to live, or simply learning to cook a meal, this is the guide we all should have gotten but didn't.
All of it is free. All of it is written in plain language. None of it requires you to already know what you're doing.
New here?
Here are four high-impact pages to start with, no matter where you are in life right now.
The full picture on money: how it works, and how to make it work for you.
Even with no experience, you have more to offer than you think.
University, community college, or trade school. Here's how to navigate the decision.
One of the best financial and health decisions you can make. Start simple.