<prompt> Human: Dear Money People,I studied engineering in Asia. When I was 26, I came to the US to study more engineering. Now I am an engineer. During all this time I never took the time to study financemoney-managementtaxesretirement-planning etc. I do not understand much about finances but I am actively working on educating myself, big thanks to PF.I have a couple of questions: In the US education system do the kids go through a class on how to calculate taxes? In Asia they teach that to a grade 10 student but only from the perspective of the book not for the real world. I understand that there is a lot of study material available online and on PF that can be used to understand money but if you were to recommend a one stop booksource for all financial matters, for a beginner, what would that be? If I were to take an online course that tells me in detail how to calculate taxes with actual number calculations by hand, what would you recommend?  <response>: Ive been taking this class and have found it very helpful:Its not a class about taxes, but it does cover the basics and helps explain how the time value of money works.For the taxes and retirement side of things, I recommend Khan Academy as well:There is lots of good stuff there, and in fact they will go through some calculations step by step so you can learn the process.Good luck! 