{"id":224,"date":"2026-08-16T09:50:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/?knowledgebase=weekly-flow"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:50:49","slug":"weekly-flow","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/?knowledgebase=weekly-flow","title":{"rendered":"Your First Week: The Weekly Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A MoneyCQ life runs in weeks. Each week the engine posts your salary, applies tax and retirement contributions, charges your living costs, and then hands you decisions. Here&#8217;s how the flow works.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it is<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weekly flow is the heart of the game: money in, money out, and choices in between. The weekly summary on the home screen tells you exactly what moved your Cash Quotient.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it does<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Posts salary as gross pay, then tax withheld and retirement contributions as separate ledger lines.<\/li><li>Charges weekly living costs \u2014 groceries, transport, utilities, phone, internet, subscriptions.<\/li><li>Presents events and decisions: work opportunities, breakdowns, family moments, chaos.<\/li><li>Recalculates your CQ and net worth at the end of the week.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use it<\/h2><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Read the weekly summary card \u2014 the number that moved and why.<\/li><li>Check the money log for the real categories behind every line.<\/li><li>Make your decisions for the week (or accept the defaults).<\/li><li>Advance to the next week and repeat \u2014 104 weeks total.<\/li><\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good to know<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game years are 13 weeks, so children can reach school age inside your life. In Classroom and Family modes, a teacher or parent can pause the game or freeze transactions at any time.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to try it? Start a life at <a href='https:\/\/app.moneycq.com'>app.moneycq.com<\/a> \u2014 your first week takes about two minutes.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-224","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}