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On a recent NGPF podcast (released next week), Helaine Olen mentioned an online game called Spent (click to play the game!) (click to play the game), which I am finally getting a chance to play. The tagline on their home page is “It’s Just Stuff. Until You Don’t Have It.”
⟶ If you enjoyed playing Spent, you will love our other games in the NGPF Arcade.
I have created a set of questions for students to accompany the game.
Here’s their opening challenge:
I accepted the challenge which is to make it through the month with $1,000 in savings and no job.
Full disclosure: I ran out of money on Day 17. This game will provide students with empathy and the challenges that come from living paycheck to paycheck. I could literally sense my blood pressure rising as I saw my cash balances dwindle facing an uncertain future.
A great activity for your students that can be combined with a written reflection with questions like this:
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Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.
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