Welcome to the Missouri Personal Finance Challenge
2025 MPFC Dates
March 16 - April 4, 2025
The Missouri Personal Finance Challenge (MPFC) gives middle- and high-school students the opportunity to increase and demonstrate their knowledge of personal finance by competing in teams with other students across the state. Research shows that student competitions like the MPFC increase student participation, promote attendance, and help students achieve higher grades and test scores. For educators, the MPFC provides an engaging tool to encourage students and generate excitement about personal finance and economic decisionmaking.
There is no cost to either teachers or students to participate in the Missouri Personal Finance Challenge online competition.
No formal courses in personal finance are required. Any team of students interested in personal finance can compete but must have an adult advisor. Schools or other organizations may enter multiple teams in the online competition.
In the state online competition, student teams complete an online exam that covers key personal finance concepts in earning income, buying goods and services, protecting and insuring, using credit, and saving and financial investing.
Explore this site for detailed information about the Missouri Personal Finance Challenge. Click to find a TEACHER TOOLKIT with study materials, rules, webinars, and other helpful resources.
Competition Timeline
- January | Teacher and team registration begins
- March 16 - April 4, 2025 | Online competition available
- Week of April 7 | State Champion team announced
- June 1-2, 2025 | National Personal Finance Challenge Finals
The Missouri Personal Finance Challenge is hosted annually by the Economic Education Center at Lindenwood University with generous support from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
