Reality Check from http://www.jumpstart.org/
Reality Check from http://www.jumpstart.org/
Grade Levels
Course, Subject
Description
Students will make choices associated with their "dream life" and then identify and explore the costs associated with the choices they have made. Choices include shelter, transportation, food, utilities, and entertainment.
Rationale
The goal is for students to imagine how they might live once they are on their own. Then they will find out how much their so-called dream life will cost. Once they identify their life choices, they will discover the income they need to live the life that they want. The program even lists a group of careers that will support the person's lifestyle. It gives a snapshot of a student's potential future, and gets them to think about how life decisions have costs.
URL or Resource
http://www.jumpstart.org/reality-check.html
Content Provider or Additional Information
Reality Check is on the website Jump$tart.org that is a website for the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. The goal of this non-profit organization is to advance and support financial literacy with school age students by providing free financial literacy tools for classroom use.
Careers
Budget
Cost
Income
Lifestyle Choice