This is an awesome project that can be used to introduce financial literacy concepts to middle school students or to wrap up a year of math curriculum. Students are given a job, salary, family, and savings account and get to experience that lifestyle financially. Buy a house and a car, budget for bills, then balance a checkbook with real-life expenses. Students LOVE to get a glimpse at adulting in the "real-world" and learn to appreciate the math that goes into everyday living.