Growing up isn't always as easy as it looks, and the Real Money Real World program offered through OSU Extension is helping area students avoid that rude awakening by teaching them how to budget money and finances. As part of the program, every student is assigned a career and a family situation. From there, students take their monthly salary after taxes to pay their bills. No surprise, students say they didn't realize how much the costs add up.

Ohio's Lieutenant Governor appeared in Celina to see firsthand the type of workforce development being offered in the area.

Putnam County seniors are just a few months away from graduation, but they got a taste of what the real world is like today.

7th and 8th grade students from St. Gerard and St. Rose are getting a taste of the real world.

Once the excitement of graduating high school fades, young adults often are hit with a major reality check, that “adulting” is not as fun or easy as it looks. 

Eighth grade students were assigned different family and job situations and what kind of financial challenges adults may face.