Budgeting Simulation Project for High School Students

Budgeting Simulation for project based learning in the classroom. This project works well for 9th-12th grade students. This project is intended to be used at the end of a budgeting learning unit. Students work through this at their own pace, so the class time is flexible. It is suggested to create checkpoints throughout to ensure students are moving along in the project.

Included in the download:

• PDF that includes the instructions for the students. You can assign these directly to your students. They include links to external websites, so it is not recommended that you print it. This file cannot be edited.
• Excel document for students to keep track of their numbers. Some of the fields auto populate for them based on formulas. This file can be edited.
• Thank you & credits page

Budgeting categories included:

• Choosing a career
• Calculating take home pay
• Saving, Investing, & Retirement
• Rent/Mortgage
• Insurance
• Utilities
• Transportation
• Food
• Personal Care
• Household Items
• Student Loan Payments
• Discretionay Spending
• Reflection Questions

Keywords: financial literacy, project based learning, personal finance, budgeting, sub plans, emergency sub plans