This week: Lifestyle Number, the Jump$tart Conference, standards alignments—and more.
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A Career Choices Series and Lifestyle Math Newsletter
October 27, 2026 ~ Issue 26.10
FROM MINDY'S DESK
What Does Your Dream Life Cost?
Ask a teenager what career they want and you may get a blank stare.
Ask them what kind of life they want and the conversation changes.
Where do you want to live? What state? What city? Apartment or house? Children? Pets? A new car? Travel? Concerts? Eating out? What does your ideal ordinary Tuesday look like?
Then comes the surprise: What will that life cost?
The Lifestyle Number
In Lifestyle Math, and with the budget exercise in the Career Choices series, students calculate their personal Lifestyle Number—the income they'll need to support the future they're envisioning. Suddenly... Read on
SEE OUR SESSION
We’re Heading to the Jump$tart National Educator Conference!
What if the most important number students calculate in personal finance isn’t a credit score, interest rate, or savings balance, but the income they’ll need to support the life they envision?
That’s the question we’re bringing to the 2026 Jump$tart National Educator Conference, November 6-8, in Aurora, Colorado!
We’re excited to present “What is Your Lifestyle Number?” a session exploring how one powerful question can transform financial education into a meaningful exercise in career exploration, educational planning, and financial literacy.
Our session will introduce practical classroom strategies and the financial planning portfolio framework behind Lifestyle Math, helping educators connect today’s financial lessons to tomorrow’s financial independence.
As a proud partner of the Jump$tart Coalition, we’re honored to support its mission of advancing financial education for young people nationwide.
RESEARCH WORTH READING
We Did the Work For You!
Finding the right personal finance curriculum is one thing. Making sure it aligns with your state’s requirements is another assignment entirely.
We know educators have enough on their plates. That’s why we’ve developed detailed state standards alignment charts to show exactly how Lifestyle Math addresses financial literacy requirements across a growing number of states.
No need to spend hours cross-referencing standards with curriculum content. Our charts break down the requirements, identify where Lifestyle Math aligns, and help you quickly determine if we’re the right fit for your site.
Ready to see how we measure up? Check out the map on LifestyleMath.com to see how we fit with your state’s mandates.
ON THE ROAD
Where to Find Us
We have a few other stops this year after the Jump$tart Conference. If you see us, stop by, say hello, and tell us what you’re working on.
Jump$tart National Educators Conference
Denver, CO • Nov. 6–8
CTE Conference
Rancho Mirage, CA • Nov. 18–20
ACTE CareerTech Vision 2026
New Orleans, LA • Dec. 2–5
THIS WEEK'S TAKEAWAY
Financial education should prepare students for more than a test—it should prepare them for life. Lifestyle Math connects state requirements to real-world decisions, helping students turn financial knowledge into a plan for their future.
