Financial Reality Fairs: What They Are and How to Bring ... · What is a Financial Reality Fair?...
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KathleenM.Fey, CCUFCExecutive Director
PennsylvaniaCreditUnion Foundation
"FinancialRealityFairs:WhatTheyAreandHowtoBringThemtoYour School"
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How can you help prepare your
students to be financially capable?
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WhatisaFinancialRealityFair?TheFinancialRealityFairisdesignedtoteachstudentsthevalueofusingmoneyresponsibly.Thisrealworldexerciseinstructsstudentstochooseacareerandsalary,customizedfortheirgeographicarea,andthenbudgettheirmonthlyexpensestomakeendsmeet.Insomecases,careersarerandomlyassignedtostudents.
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WhatisaFinancialRealityFair?Students must find a place to live, obtain transportation, and pay for food and other essentials. Usually the length of one class period, students visit with Fair volunteers from credit unions and local businesses to “purchase” goods and services needed in everyday life.
Entertainment opportunities and other non-essential services are also made available.
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WhatisaFinancialRealityFair?
Students also spin the “Wheel of Reality”
to receive one of life’s surprises, such as an
unexpected cash gift or the expense of a flat tire.
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WhatisaFinancialRealityFair?Students document their income and expenses
during the exercise and must balance their
budget for the month,
Last, they review their final budget with a
Financial Counselor.
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WhatisaFinancialRealityFair?Animportantcomponenttoaresponsiblefinanciallifestyleissaving.Studentsareencouragedtosaveaminimumof10%oftheirincome.
TheFinancialCounselorsexploretheimportanceofplanningforfutureneedsandpreparingforfuturefinancialchallengesthroughsavings.TheFairwilltemptstudentstospendtheirincomeon“fun”.
TheFinancialCounselorswillbringthefocusbacktosavingandthriftpractices.
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GrowthinPAFinancialRealityFairsYEAR STUDENTS FAIRS2011 182 12012 1,305 72013 2,170 102014 2,660 172015 5,060 302016 5,480 432017 5,906 66TOTAL 22,763 174
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ThePurpose
Increasefinancialliteracy
Engagestudentsintheirpreferredstyleoflearning(ExperientialLearning)
Createfinancialawarenessatanearlyage
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TheBenefitsHands-on,realtolifeexperience
Studentsgainabetterunderstandingofearnings,spending,budgetingandsavings
TheFairexperienceinstillstheimportanceofsoundfinancialhabits
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Partnerwithacreditunioninyourarea.
Anynumberofstudentsmayparticipate,butatypicalFairhasabout100students.
Theymaybefromaneconomics,business,personalfinance,orsocialstudiesclass.
HowCanIBringaFinancialRealityFairtoMySchool?
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HowCanIBringaFinancialRealityFairtoMySchool?
DeterminewheretheFairwillbeheld.
HoldingtheFairintheschool’sgymisgenerallythebestandleastexpensiveoption.
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HowCanIBringaFinancialRealityFairtoMySchool?Incooperationwiththehostcreditunion,setadatefortheFinancialRealityFair.
Fairsaretypicallyheldfrom8:30to12:00pm,dependingonthenumberofstudentsandtheschool’sblockschedule.
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HowCanIBringaFinancialRealityFairtoMySchool?
InadvanceoftheFinancialRealityFairday,teachersshouldworkwiththestudentstohelpthemtoselectacareer,astartingsalary,andtheeducationallevelforthatcareer.
Wehaveresourcesavailabletohelpwiththis.Insomecases,careersareassignedtothestudents.
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HowCanIBringaFinancialRealityFairtoMySchool?Usingthestudents’careerinformation,Fairorganizerscreatebudgetworksheetsforeachstudent.
Thisworksheet,whichwilllistthenetpayforthestudent,willbethebasisfortheirdecisionsduringtheFinancialRealityFair.
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HowCanIBringaFinancialRealityFairtoMySchool?LessonPlansareavailabletosupplementtheprogram
TheHighSchoolFinancialPlanningProgram,fundedthroughNEFE
1. TheHSFPProgramhassix,non-commercial,40-pageStudentGuidesonMoneyManagement,Borrowing,EarningPower,Investing,FinancialServices,Insurance.
2. Free,includingshipping3. Grades8-124. www.hsfpp.org
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LearnMore
FinancialRealityFairVideo
PACreditUnionFoundationwebsitehttp://www.pcua.org/PACreditUnionFoundation
(thengotoFinancialRealityFairs)
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ForMoreInformationKathleen M. Fey, CCUFCExecutive DirectorPennsylvania Credit Union Foundation 4309 North Front StreetHarrisburg, PA 17110-1618Phone: 1-800-932-0661, Ext. [email protected]
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Questions?