Track: Life Skills & Practical Knowledge¶
Personal finance, home maintenance, vehicle literacy, consumer protection, legal basics, and emergency preparedness. The operational skills for life outside work.
Goals¶
- Manage personal finances with confidence (budgeting, investing, debt)
- Handle basic home and vehicle maintenance without panic
- Recognize consumer fraud, deceptive contracts, and manipulation
- Understand legal rights and when to get professional help
- Prepare for emergencies and disruptions
- Organize physical and digital spaces for low-friction daily life
Prerequisites¶
- None (these are life skills, not technical prerequisites)
Learning Path¶
Module 1: Financial Literacy¶
| Step | Activity | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read primer | topics/personal-finance-and-money-decisions/primer.md |
| 2 | Study real-world patterns | topics/personal-finance-and-money-decisions/street_ops.md |
| 3 | Learn the footguns | topics/personal-finance-and-money-decisions/footguns.md |
| 4 | Flashcard review | knowledge/data/cards/personal-finance-and-money-decisions.tsv |
Module 2: Home, Vehicle & DIY¶
| Step | Activity | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read home primer | topics/household-systems-and-home-maintenance/primer.md |
| 2 | Study home patterns | topics/household-systems-and-home-maintenance/street_ops.md |
| 3 | Read vehicle primer | topics/cars-and-basic-vehicle-literacy/primer.md |
| 4 | Study vehicle patterns | topics/cars-and-basic-vehicle-literacy/street_ops.md |
| 5 | Read DIY primer | topics/tools-materials-and-diy-basics/primer.md |
| 6 | Study DIY patterns | topics/tools-materials-and-diy-basics/street_ops.md |
Module 3: Consumer & Legal Protection¶
| Step | Activity | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read consumer primer | topics/consumer-self-defense/primer.md |
| 2 | Study consumer patterns | topics/consumer-self-defense/street_ops.md |
| 3 | Read law primer | topics/law-for-normal-people/primer.md |
| 4 | Study law patterns | topics/law-for-normal-people/street_ops.md |
| 5 | Learn the footguns | topics/consumer-self-defense/footguns.md, topics/law-for-normal-people/footguns.md |
Module 4: Preparedness & Daily Systems¶
| Step | Activity | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read survival primer | topics/survival-and-emergency-preparedness/primer.md |
| 2 | Study survival patterns | topics/survival-and-emergency-preparedness/street_ops.md |
| 3 | Read food systems primer | topics/food-systems-and-cooking-fundamentals/primer.md |
| 4 | Read organization primer | topics/personal-organization-and-decluttering/primer.md |
| 5 | Read urbanism primer | topics/urbanism-and-the-built-environment/primer.md |
| 6 | Read checklists primer | topics/checklists-and-error-proofing/primer.md |
| 7 | Read medical primer | topics/medical-self-advocacy/primer.md |
Suggested Pace¶
- Intensive: 1 module per week (4 weeks total)
- Steady: 1 module per 2 weeks (8 weeks total)
- As-needed: Pick the module most relevant to your current life situation