LifeSmarts is a free consumer education program & competition for teens. It can be used in classes, groups, clubs, and community organizations.
LifeSmarts is a free educational opportunity and competition that develops the consumer and marketplace knowledge and skills of teenagers in a fun way. The program and curricular activities complement the curriculum already in place in middle and high schools as well as youth leadership organizations / clubs including BPA, FBLA, FCCLA,
4-H, SkillsUSA and more! Find out more at LifeSmarts.org! https://linktr.ee/LifeSmarts
Each year, we ask our Varsity Champion Teams who are competing in the National LifeSmarts Championship to film a short video introducing their team. These are shown during our opening event. We are proud to introduce Part 3 of our 2026 Varsity LifeSmarts Champion Teams and recognize their hard work and achievements!
06/22/2026
The Intuit for Education Virtual Educator Conference is tomorrow!
Don’t miss out on a free half-day of professional development. Join over 2,200 other educators across the nation and get the ready-to-use tools and strategies you need to teach real money skills, without the prep work.
Back for a second year, you’ll find an electric lineup of peer-led sessions designed for educators, by educators. Plus, special presentations powered by leading organizations in financial education to share their latest resources, practices and strategies.
Unlock the power of financial education for your classroom! Use the Registration Link in bio.
Each year, we ask our Varsity Champion Teams who are competing in the National LifeSmarts Championship to film a short video introducing their team. These are shown during our opening event. We are proud to introduce Part 2 of our 2026 Varsity LifeSmarts Champion Teams and recognize their hard work and achievements!
Each year, we ask our Varsity Champion Teams who are competing in the National LifeSmarts Championship to film a short video introducing their team. These are shown during our opening event. We are proud to introduce Part 1 of our 2026 Varsity LifeSmarts Champion Teams and recognize their hard work and achievements!
06/18/2026
The Intuit for Education Virtual Educator Conference is almost here.
Don’t miss out on a free half-day of professional development.
Join over 2,200 other educators across the nation and get the ready-to-use tools and strategies you need to teach real money skills, without the prep work.
Back for a second year, you’ll find an electric lineup of peer-led sessions
designed for educators, by educators. Plus, special presentations powered by leading organizations in financial education to share their latest resources, practices and strategies.
Unlock the power of financial education for your classroom! Mark your calendars for June 23 and register for free here: https://educatorvirtualevents.intuit.com/education-2026?cid=par_Lifesmarts_click_us_virtual-educator-conference-fy26_lifesmarts-social2_Educators_intuit-edu_link_en_na_hs_paid
06/01/2026
Congratulations Class of 2026 Graduates! We are so excited to have you join our incredible LifeSmarts Alumni Association and get involved as an active Alum! We can’t wait to follow your career journey! Fill out your Senior Card at the Link in Bio!
05/18/2026
Want to lead in LifeSmarts? Ask your coach to nominate you (link in bio) for the LifeSmarts Engagement Advisory Panel (LEAP) by June 15th!
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05/14/2026
Congratulations, LifeSmarts High School Graduates! Be sure to join our alumni association group on LinkedIn and our Facebook alumni group! Stay in touch! 🎓❤️
05/12/2026
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘣𝘣 4-𝘏'𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨! 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 Cobb County Government 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩! 🍀
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4-𝙃 𝘾𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙅𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
2024-2025 Georgia 4-H State Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging Champions and 2026 4-H Family and Consumer Science National Championship Team. They won Champion Team Overall, Champion Team for Placings, Champion Team for Group Think, and Reserve Champion Team for Reasons.
• Shubham Badve (Wheeler High School)
• Aarsheya Gunjal (Sprayberry High School)
• Naitik Maheshwari (Wheeler High School)
• Prayushi Padhi (Campbell High School)
2025-2026 Cobb 4-H Consumer Judging 2nd Place Team at the Georgia 4-H State Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging Competition.
• Phebe Burroughs-Thebault (Homeschool)
• Summer Burroughs-Thebault (Homeschool)
• Akua Owusu-Afriyie (Osborne High School)
• Kartikeya Shukla (Wheeler High School)
Sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission, Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging teaches 4-H'ers how to be smart consumers. State winners are invited to compete at the national competition in San Antonio, Texas.
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𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥
2025-2026 Georgia 4-H 1st Place Junior Varsity Team and National LifeSmarts Championship Junior Varsity 1st Place Team.
• Navin Natarajan, Team Captain (Simpson Middle School)
• Tara Manickaraj (Campbell Middle School)
• Ky’Lan Mullins (East Cobb Middle School)
• Joy Patadia (Durham Middle School)
2024-2025 Georgia 4-H Wild Card Varsity Team and National LifeSmarts Championship 4th Place Team; 2025-2026 Georgia 4-H 2nd Place Varsity Team and National LifeSmarts Championship 5th Place Team.
• Ajay Manickaraj, 2026 Captain (Campbell High School)
• Harith Jayavel, 2025 Captain (Campbell High School)
• Shubham Badve (Wheeler High School)
• Phebe Burroughs-Thebault (Home School)
• Summer Burroughs-Thebault (Homeschool)
2024-2025 Georgia 4-H LifeSmarts Championship Junior Varsity 1st Place Team and National LifeSmarts Championship 1st Place Team.
• Camille Days, Team Captain (Cooper Middle School)
• Rakshath Jayavel (Campbell High School)
• Navin Natarajan (Simpson Middle School)
• Joy Patadia (Durham Middle School)
• Malhar Rajole (JJ Daniel Middle School)
LifeSmarts teaches youth about personal finance, health & safety, the environment, technology & workforce preparation, and consumer rights & responsibilities. LifeSmarts is a program of the National Consumers League (NCL).
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