The Reality Store is an interactive financial literacy program for 7th and 8th graders that simulates being an adult. Students are assigned a profession, income, family status and must visit 20 stations representing expenses over 1 month on that simulated budget. If students have money left at the end, they made good choices. If not, they need to reconsider careers and spending to stay within a budget. The program utilizes volunteers and is put on by the Family and Educational Concerns Committee to promote early financial awareness for middle school students.

1. MASFAA Family and Educational
Concerns Committee
Early Awareness Program
“The Reality Store”
Congress Year Round Middle School
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Friday, October 12, 2012

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7. What is Reality Store?
Interactive financial literacy program for 7th and 8th
graders
Assumes they are 28 years old
Assigned the following:
 Education level
 Profession
 Income
 Marital and family status
Visit 20 stations that simulate real life for 1 month
Allowed to make adult decisions and live on a budget

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28. GROUP/CLASS PIC FRONT AND SHOWING BACK
PACKS

32. Check Out
Do you have $$$Money$$$ left?
Yes –CONGRATUALTIONS…you’ve made a great
career choice and know how to budget your
money
No $$$Money$$$ left?
So Sorry….reconsider your career choice and
spending habits to stay within your budget.

33. Our Volunteers
Jane Lemke
Kevin Ingram
Valencia Brown
Esteban Romero Gayla Jenkins

35. 2012 FECC Committee Members
Jay Rhodes Al Pickney
Shanta James Kari Gribble
Bonnie Dockry Denise Coleman
Carol Mountjoy
Harriet George Whisnant

36. The Committee
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