Who's Your Roomie?

We have done many fun things in EXCEL, but now we are doing a kind of "simulation" of what it would be like to be grown up. It is called "Roomies". In "Roomies" we get to choose a person to live with. Then we chose the kind of house we want, what we will eat, what car we have, and what we will have in the house, things like a pet we would like to have.

We also use "fate cards", that can be good or bad, like "You won $1000 in a game show!" or "Your car broke down, pay $500 for repairs." If we have a roomie, we split rent, food costs, and appliance costs, so that makes it easier. We also chose a job and get paid whatever the lowest wage is for entry level and work our way up.

I like "Roomies". I think it's a good way to teach us to balance costs and buy only what our budget allows.

Story by 7th grader--M.K.