More planning goes into a budget than a high schooler thinks. Here, they learn about the expected expenses and incomes, along with outside factors such as natural disasters. Learners prepare their own budget and adjust it based on the different cost of livings per popular cities. 

Concepts

budgeting, expenses, debt, interest, savings accounts, scholarships, loans, future planning, cost of living

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Additional Tags

lifestyle

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Instructional Ideas

• Use with upperclassmen before they graduate
• Good for a retreat

Classroom Considerations

• Requires the use of chart paper, markers, and a class set of handouts

Pros

• Introduces a topic outside of the general curriculum
• Lists all the steps and discussion questions

Cons

• None