DA MONEY MANUAL CURRICULUM

A financial literacy system built from lived experience and proven delivery.

Implemented in reentry programs, community organizations, schools, and workforce initiatives.

FINANCIAL SKILLS THAT CREATE REAL CHANGE

Da Money Manual is a comprehensive financial literacy curriculum designed to build real-world money skills, discipline, and long-term stability for individuals who were never taught the money game.

Built from lived experience, proven teaching, and years of work inside communities most impacted by financial exclusion, Da Money Manual goes beyond motivation. It delivers structure, tools, and accountability that participants can apply immediately.

This curriculum meets people where they are and gives them a clear path forward, whether they are earning hourly wages, rebuilding after setbacks, or preparing to build generational stability.

Facilitator Guide

Participant Workbook

WHAT THE CURRICULUM TEACHES

Da Money Manual covers the core financial foundations needed to change behavior and outcomes, including:

✦ Mindset and financial responsibility
✦ Budgeting and money awareness
✦ Saving and emergency planning
✦ Credit education and score improvement
✦ Debt management and discipline
✦ Side income and legal hustle strategies
✦ Introductory investing concepts
✦ Legacy planning and financial protection

Each module is designed to be practical, relatable, and easy to teach, even for facilitators without a financial background.

WHO THE CURRICULUM SERVES

Da Money Manual is trusted by organizations serving:

Justice-impacted individuals and reentry populations

Youth and young adults

Workforce development programs

Community-based organizations

Schools, nonprofits, and county agencies

Employers seeking financial wellness programming

The curriculum is culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and built for real-life application, not theory.

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HOW IT’S DELIVERED

Organizations receive a complete program package that includes:

✦ A structured curriculum aligned with real financial outcomes
✦ Participant-facing learning materials
✦ Chapter quizzes and assessments
✦ Facilitator guidance for consistent delivery
✦ Tools that support accountability and habit change

Da Money Manual can be delivered as workshops, cohort-based programs, or integrated into existing services.

REAL OUTCOMES, NOT SURFACE-LEVEL MOTIVATION

Participants walk away with:

✦ A changed mindset around money and self-worth
✦ Practical tools they can use immediately
✦ Clear financial habits they can sustain
✦ Increased confidence in managing their financial future

This is not a one-day hype session.
This is a system designed to create lasting change.

What People Say!

“POWERFUL, HEARTFELT, AND IMPACTFUL”

"Marlo Da Motivator's presentation at the TDRC was powerful. Our participants are on active supervised probation which comes with many obstacles. Navigating their reentry to the community while coping with mental health, substance abuse, homelessness, unemployment, and lack of education are just some of the hurdles they experience. Many are too proud to ask for help let alone accept help. Marlo, with so much heart and emotion from his own lived experience, iterated that it is okay to ask for and accept help. In fact, receiving help will expedite their goals and will play a major role in their success. Marlo also spoke on his own success and the path that got him there, letting them know that they too can do it.

Marlo's presentation had relevant and valuable content. It was gender and culturally responsive as well as pleading to the current population at risk. I would recommend his presentation to other community-based organizations for its reliability and impact."