Well, you could play a game of Department of Treasury and print
  your own money at home. Then you could work with that. Might be
  more fun than being stressed.

  Before I played with stocks (years ago; don't have the $ for it
  now 'cause I spent all my gains - took 12 years though!) , all
  the great "how to's" had you start off with monopoly money 'til
  you get used to how it works.

  I just dove straight in and dipped my toe in and learned as I
  went. $20 here, $10 there. I guess I'm a bit masochistic?

  I'm also great at giving advice and not following it, probably
  because it's bad advice. I have equally awful financial issues
  in other departments and only pretend to have it all together.
  I'm the "EVERYTHING'S FINE" guy, who quietly tries to fix
  problems as they happen while not letting anybody around me
  suspect that there's a problem at all.