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Games and Resources
The internet is full of fun ways to waste away an afternoon – next time you fancy having a play on a games site check out our suggestions below for a more educational dose of fun and you can pick up some tips on staying financially savvy whlie you play!
We’ve included games and activities designed to inform and entertain both little and big kids – some can be printed off to play with your chlidren, others may need to be played online. Either way it’s a great way to keep them quiet and teach them a little bit about money, laying important foundations to make sure they’ll be able to handle their finances in later life.
True Life Costs
– See how your expenses could rack up over a lifetime and the effects of different choices you make may at
http://www.truelifecosts.com/?ppc=cost+of+living#/houseSection/
Holiday Planner game
– How far you can make your money last?
http://www.natwest.com/microsites/personal/adapt/flash_holiday_planner.htm
Financial Soccer
– This site is American, so you have to work in dollars rather than pounds, but it’s stlil great fun
http://financialsoccer.com/play/play.php
Student Survivor
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http://www.studentsurvivor.org.uk/2/
can you keep your student character happy, healthy and debt-free?
Celebrity Calamity
– Celebs can have money worries just like the rest of us.
http://financialentertainment.org/play/celebritycalamity.html
puts you in charge of handling their finances.
What’s up in Finance?
– Another American site, but has some fun games. Try ‘It Costs What?!’ which gives some really great information about credit cards –
http://www.thirteen.org/finance/games/index.html
Launch your Life
– See how your future might look based on your spending decisions with
http://www.2070launchyourlife.org/life-simulator/life-simulator.aspx
Fortunity
– This game is great fun as a way of looking at how you spend money throughout different stages of your life and improving your financial knowledge -
http://www.mymoneyonline.org/Fortunity/
Fortunity Mini Games
– Try out some of the ‘mini games’ that go with it too...
http://www.mymoneyonline.org/Fortunity/mini-games.aspx
Chip and pin info and simulator
– This site talks you through the process of using a chip and pin machine and gives you a chance to have a practice
http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/1-What-Money-Is-and-Money-Exchange/Sub1/ChipAndPin.htm
How to write a cheque
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/WritingCheque.htm
Understand your payslip
– See what different sections of your payslip mean so you can understand what you’re getting paid and why
http://www.mymoneyonline.org/Fortunity/Game/launchPayslip.aspx
Reading your meters
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/ReadingYourMeters.htm
Understanding your blils
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/UnderstandYourHomeBills.htm
Online shopping intro and simulator
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/os-intro.htm
Online banking simulator
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/1-What-Money-Is-and-Money-Exchange/Sub1/BANKING-OnlineBankingSimulator.htm
ATM simulator
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/ATM.htm
Calculating DIY costs
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/DIY-Intro.htm
Credit Action
– Credit Action has some good games and challenges, including an MEL (Money Equivalent in Labour) chart which shows you how many hours you need to work in order to afford to make different purchases, and a pocket money challenge which can be a great starting point to help you discuss pocket money with your chlidren.
http://www.creditaction.org.uk/helping-yourself/factsheets.html
Money Matters
– Other games including wordsearches, word drops and maths money games from Money Matters can be found at -
http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/default.htm
BBC
– The BBC also has some basic money games at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sklilswise/numbers/measuring/money/game.shtml
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