Financial literacy for the next generation
Levelupyourmoneygame.
A game that teaches teens how money actually works — across 8 worlds. Play it yourself, or start a chapter at your school and lead a team into our national tournament.
Budget City
Where every dollar has a job.
Learn the 50/30/20 rule, track spending by category, and build a budget that actually sticks — without a spreadsheet.
Wall Street
Play the market. Risk nothing.
Buy and sell real stocks with $10,000 of simulated cash. See how the market moves before you put in a single dollar.
Tax Town
Keep more of what you earn.
Understand W-2s, deductions, and why your paycheck is smaller than you expected — with laws tailored to your state.
Credit City
Build credit before you need it.
Learn what moves your score up or down, how to build credit as a teen, and why it matters for your first apartment.
First Job
Get paid. Keep more.
Decode your first paycheck, know your minimum wage rights by state, and learn the difference between W-2 and 1099.
Crypto Zone
Hype vs. reality.
Understand what blockchain actually is, why crypto is volatile, and how to think about speculation vs. investing.
Real Estate
Own something that lasts.
Learn how mortgages work, what equity means, and whether renting or buying makes more sense at different life stages.
Money Mindset
The game starts in your head.
Explore lifestyle inflation, delayed gratification, and the mental traps that keep people broke — even high earners.
Our mission
Build personal financial literacy — for every teenager.
Most people leave high school never taught how money actually works. We're changing that — teaching real, personal finance through a game teens want to play, and a student movement that teaches it forward, school by school.
Built different
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
Meet Cily.
Your personal finance coach, powered by AI. Cily knows your state's minimum wage laws, your income situation, and where you are in your learning journey. Ask her anything.
Real market. Fake money.
Trade real stocks with $10,000 of simulated cash. Watch your portfolio move with the actual market. Learn what risk feels like before the stakes are real.
Progress that feels real.
Every lesson earns XP. Every day you come back builds your streak. Level up, unlock new worlds, and collect achievements — the grind is the point.
5 DAY STREAK
Ecily Chapters
Become a State Delegate.
Found your school's chapter of Ecily. You teach your classmates the curriculum we provide, build a team to compete in our national tournament, and represent your school as a State Delegate.
Teach
Lead your chapter through Ecily's curriculum and run sessions for everyone at your school — not just competitors.
Compete
Select and train a team from your chapter to represent you in the Ecily tournament.
What every member gets
Members work through Ecily's curriculum — budgeting, investing, credit, taxes — built around the national standards for financial literacy.
Chapters teach what they learn to their school and community. Real impact, and recognized volunteer hours for the people who lead it.
Delegates meet other delegates across their state, share resources, and build a network that outlasts any single competition.
Found a chapter, run it, and climb the ladder — from delegate to state board to national board. Leadership you actually own.
The ladder
Start a chapter. Climb from there.
State Delegate
Leads one chapterYou found and lead your school's chapter and represent it at the state level.
- ›Founder & President of your chapter
- ›A vote on tournament rules and awards
- ›Represents your school at the state assembly
- ›Eligible to be elected to your State Board
State Board
Governs one stateElected from active delegates. Runs every chapter and the regional rounds within a state.
- ›Approves new chapters in the state
- ›Runs the state / regional competition rounds
- ›Supports and coordinates delegates
- ›Sets state-level events and awards
National Board
Governs the organizationA small group selected from top state leaders. Sets the rules every state follows.
- ›Writes the rules all chapters follow
- ›Runs the National Finals
- ›Sets curriculum direction and national awards
- ›Oversees the state boards
Founding chapters
Start a chapter
Apply to found your school's chapter and become a Founding State Delegate. We hand you the curriculum and the platform — you bring the people.
The Tournament
A competition worth winning.
Ecily hosts a national, solution-oriented financial literacy tournament. Chapter teams prove what they've learned, then build and defend real solutions in front of judges.
Skills Rounds
Applied financial literacy drawn from the Ecily worlds — budgeting, investing, credit, and taxes.
Solution Round
Teams are given a real-world financial scenario, build a solution, and present it to a panel of judges.
The road to nationals
Every member your chapter teaches can compete to make the team.
Chapter teams advance through their state / regional round.
The top teams in the country meet at the national championship.
Inaugural tournament launching this winter. Rounds are built around the national standards for financial literacy. Exact dates, judges, and prizes are being finalized and announced as they're confirmed.
Partners & Sponsors
Power the prize pool.
Sponsorship funds the scholarships and prizes that make the tournament matter — and puts your brand in front of students, parents, and teachers. For banks and credit unions, supporting financial education can count toward CRA and CSR goals.
Friend of Ecily
$500
- ›Logo on the site & event materials
- ›Recognition at the tournament
- ›Supports the student prize pool
Regional Sponsor
$1,500
- ›Everything in Friend, plus —
- ›Named sponsor of a regional round
- ›A seat on the judging panel
- ›Impact report for CRA / CSR reporting
Title Sponsor
$2,500+
- ›Everything in Regional, plus —
- ›Headline sponsor of the tournament
- ›Named scholarship / prize
- ›Speaking slot at the National Finals
Founding sponsors — your logo here. Email [email protected] for the sponsorship prospectus.
Early access
Be first in.
Ecily is launching soon. Drop your email and you'll be among the first to get access.