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The NeighborMood
What The NeighborMood is
The NeighborMood is an educational video game from FoolProof and DotDotFire that helps children consider how money and wellbeing choices can affect everyday life. Players take the role of Ali, a high school senior balancing school, work, and social life while making financial decisions. A tutorial covers researching choices, reading fine print, impulse buying, opportunity cost, and evaluating job offers. Season 1 focuses on saving and financial safety, including high-fee services, payday lenders, phishing, and disputing unauthorized transactions. Season 2 covers budgeting; the teaching guide lists Seasons 3 and 4 as coming soon. In-game tools described by the guide include BankSafe for checking balances, transferring money, and monitoring transactions, and Froggle, a search engine. The guides provide lesson objectives, discussion prompts, evaluation notes, and activities for classroom, remote, or home learning. The game is free and commercial-free, with no hidden agenda, and is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
Who it suits
It suits children learning about budgeting, credit, saving, and everyday financial decisions. Educators can use the teaching guides and activities in classroom, remote, or home learning.
What it does well
- Free and commercial-free, with no hidden agenda
- Available on Android, iOS, and the web
- Includes budgeting and credit lessons
- Teaching guides include lesson prompts and activities
What to know first
- Seasons 3 and 4 are listed as coming soon
- Privacy policy does not specifically identify NeighborMood
Limits
The teaching guide lists Seasons 3 and 4 as coming soon; the available season details cover saving in Season 1 and budgeting in Season 2.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The NeighborMood | Free · commercial-free | Free |
As foolproofme.org lists them, read 7 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the NeighborMood website.
- Play on the web or use the Android or iOS version.
- Begin with the tutorial, then continue to Season 1 on saving and Season 2 on budgeting.
- Educators can use the teaching guides for lesson objectives, discussion prompts, and activities.
Verdict
The NeighborMood combines financial decision-making practice with lessons on saving, budgeting, and financial safety. Its teaching materials support educators, though the listed guide only has Seasons 1 and 2 ready.
Questions
Is The NeighborMood free?
Yes. It is listed as free and described as commercial-free.
Which platforms can I use it on?
It is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
What does the game teach?
Its tutorial covers researching decisions, fine print, impulse buying, opportunity cost, and job offers. Season 1 covers saving and financial safety, while Season 2 covers budgeting.
Can teachers use it in lessons?
Yes. Teaching guides include lesson objectives, classroom discussion prompts, evaluation notes, and activities for remote or home learning.
Who developed The NeighborMood?
FoolProof and DotDotFire developed the game.
What personal data does it collect?
FoolProof's programs privacy policy says it collects a minimum amount of personal data for programs to work, but it does not specifically identify NeighborMood.
Facts from The NeighborMood's own pages
- Commercial model
- The game is described as free and commercial-free, with no hidden agenda. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Education use
- The teaching guides include lesson objectives, classroom discussion prompts, evaluation notes, and activities for remote or home learning. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Financial safety
- Season 1 covers high-fee services, payday lenders, phishing, and disputing unauthorized transactions. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Gameplay
- Players balance school, work, and social life while making financial decisions as Ali, a high school senior. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- United States · foolproofme.org, 28 Sept 2026
- In-game tools
- The teaching guide describes BankSafe for checking balances, transferring money, and monitoring transactions, and Froggle as an in-game search engine. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Learning format
- The game includes a tutorial, Season 1 on saving, and Season 2 on budgeting; the teaching guide lists Seasons 3 and 4 as coming soon. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Maker resources
- The FoolProof Foundation says its resources are provided to consumers for free and identifies its address as Cocoa, Florida. · foolprooffoundation.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Money skills
- The tutorial covers researching decisions, reading fine print, impulse buying, opportunity cost, and evaluating job offers. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy policy
- FoolProof's programs privacy policy says it collects a minimum amount of personal data for programs to work, but the policy does not specifically identify NeighborMood. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- The NeighborMood is an educational video game developed by FoolProof and DotDotFire. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The game teaches children to question money and wellbeing decisions and shows how poor choices can affect real life. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Teacher support
- The teaching guide lists [email protected] for assistance and [email protected] for technical support. · foolproofme.org, 7 Oct 2026
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