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7-10digital-money-basics

Logging Out of Money Apps

Always log out of money apps after use, especially on shared or borrowed devices, to prevent unauthorised access.

In this lesson

Logging Out of Money Apps is part of Money on Screens. This preview shows how digital-money-basics connects to everyday family decisions such as earning, saving, spending choices, goals, approvals, or parent-guided money conversations inside Progress Penguin.

Think about this money choice

Kemi borrows her dad's phone to check her family bank balance.

How it works

Logging out of a money or banking app after use means that anyone who picks up the device afterward cannot access the account. Staying logged in on a shared or public device is one of the most common ways accounts are accessed without permission.

Try a real-life example

Real-life money moment: Kemi checks her family bank balance on the school computer and forgets to log out. A classmate uses the same computer later and sees her account still open. Nothing is taken, but the risk was real. — Logging out takes three seconds. It removes a risk that could cost far more.

Activity preview

Choose the best money move

Use what you just learned. Choose the option you can explain.

Try one real money action

Open Tasks and submit proof for one task, or open Requests and make a deposit request. Parent approval can happen later.

Quiz preview

Logging Out of Money Apps after using them is important because:

It prevents others who share your device from accessing your account
Logging out earns security points that improve your account rating
Banks legally require you to log out after every single session
Apps automatically delete your account if you stay logged in too long

You use a banking app on a shared tablet at home. After finishing, you should:

Leave it open so you can check your balance again later quickly
Log out fully before passing the tablet to anyone else
Only log out if someone asks to use the tablet immediately after
Close the app — that automatically logs you out completely