Help prepare your students for real-life challenges

This personal finance software program allows your students to face the day-to-day, real-life challenges of living on their own in 12 different communities.

Your students will experience what life is like in the real world—and it’s different every time. They’ll practice the skills needed to be independent, such as:

Section 1: Getting Started

On Your Own Coast-to-Coast includes four options for you or your students to determine their income and in which of the 12 communities they will live. Select from Job Search, Random, Income Game or User Choice.

Section 2: Moving In

Once students have determined their income, it's time to get settled in the community in which they'll be living. They'll need to create a budget, open bank accounts, choose transportation, rent an apartment and start utilities.

Section 3: Day-to-Day Living

Students will now face the real-life challenges of living day-to-day for a simulated three-month period. They'll pay bills, make everyday spending decisions, deal with life's little hassles and handle emergencies big and small.

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