Financial Literacy Program
Real Money Real World
Life skills for real life.
An interactive financial literacy program based on OSU Extension's curriculum for all Pickaway County eighth graders.
- Who
- All eighth grade students
- Format
- Interactive classroom simulation
- Focus
- Budgeting & financial decision-making
- When
- School year program
- Partner
- OSU Extension Pickaway County
What students experience
- Choose a career and monthly income
- Make real-life spending decisions
- Manage a budget and handle surprises
- Learn the impact of financial choices
Topics Covered
- Income & Careers
- Housing
- Transportation
- Food
- Savings & Credit
- Life Events
Real Money Real World helped me understand how money choices today affect my future.
— 8th Grade Student
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