SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP, OH (WLIO) - Shawnee 8th graders got a sneak peek into the grown-up life with a program called "Real Money. Real World."
Superior Credit Union and the Ohio State Extension office of Allen County partnered up to give kids a realistic financial simulation. Each student was assigned a job, a family, and an income as they navigated stations representing real-life life experiences like childcare, housing, transportation, and insurance.
"I think the biggest reaction is how eye-opening it is. Some of these kids maybe don't realize how expensive it is, and I think just going around the booths, they get to really experience what it's like to pay these bills monthly and really have to worry about your finances," said Chandler Clarkson, Superior Credit Union.
"I get to learn how to save money; normally, whenever I go to the store, I just want to use, use, use all my money, and then I have nothing. But now I get to learn how to save it and take care of a family," commented Logan Vogelgesang, an 8th grader at Shawnee Middle School.
With these real-life lessons, they're learning skills that will stick with them for years to come.
