James Teen — a mother and child sharing a book outdoors, with a golden feather and stars.

James Teen’s latest book · Investing

My First
Investing Simulator

Ready 2 Play · Financial Literacy

Turn money conversations into hands-on family play.

A screen-free investing simulator that introduces budgeting, investing, and negotiation through practical activities.

Ready 2 Play — book artwork from the official James Teen funnel

Learn by doing

Bring the game to your table.

Make a budget.

Use playful activities to explore how money choices fit together.

Try a negotiation.

Take on a mission with your child and talk through the decisions.

Explore investing.

Connect new ideas to a hands-on simulator experience.

A first taste of the experience

The free Starter Pack.

The existing Ready 2 Play starter offer introduces printable Star-Dollars and a screen-free mission focused on budgeting and negotiation.

Print the materials and explore them together at home.

Visit the Starter Pack Page

Already have the book?

The companion experience includes printable expansion materials, extra Venture Agreement templates, and a bonus mission about the financial supply chain.

Use the companion instructions provided with your book to access the relevant reader materials.

Reader bonus and rescue-mission pages are kept separate from the public starter offer.