Wayland High School Students Learn How to Make Financial Decisions in the “Real World” at CU 4 Reality™ Financial Education Fair
THIS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009 – 8:00AM TO 11:00AM
WHAT: More than 80 ninth grade students from Wayland High School will make real-life decisions to help teach them financial skills during the CU 4 Reality Financial Education Fair.
Sponsored by DCU (Digital Federal Credit Union), the CU 4 Reality Financial Education Fair is an intensive 3-hour yet entertaining exercise that will give students a chance to see how career selection impacts their financial well-being and their life choices. Participants will create a spending plan based on a salary and juggle needs versus wants to make sure they are living within their means in the “real world”. The fair will bring together students, teachers, volunteers and local business people to help students simulate actual financial decision-making.
Students will meet with local representatives of auto dealerships, realtors, lenders, utility providers, retailers and others to help them understand the real expenses they will face in adulthood and the choices they’ll need to make to avoid falling in to debt. Throughout the morning, students will gain important skills that will equip them to handle money responsibly, set and adhere to budgets, and avoid the pitfalls of debt. Carrying worksheets and calculators, the ultimate goal of each student will be presenting an even balance on their way out the door. Along the way, however, they will be faced with some obstacles. Some booths will offer the “temptations” of salons, electronics, entertainment and gym memberships — recreational items both desirable and costly — while as an added variable the students will be required to visit the “Wheel of Reality,” a take-off on the “Wheel of Fortune” that may saddle them with unexpected expenses.
A sampling of local businesses participating include: One Nancy Boyle Design, Farrell Volvo, NStar, Best Buy, JJ McKay’s Restaurant & Pub, Wayland Travel, Chisholm Insurance and Coldwell Banker.
The CU 4 Reality Financial Education Fair is also being made possible by a partnership with is housed in the building of the first U.S. credit union in Manchester, NH.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 – 8:00AM to 11:00AM
WHERE: Wayland High School
508-358-7746
ABOUT DCU
DCU is a full-service, not for profit financial institution cooperatively owned by and operated for its members based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Since being chartered in October 1979, DCU has been chosen as the credit union for employees and members of more than 800 companies and organizations along with their families. With assets in excess of $4 billion, DCU is the largest credit union in New England and among the top 15 nationwide, serving over 370,000 members worldwide. DCU has full-service branch offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Georgia, and Colorado.
