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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 – 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 – 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 – http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/ReadingYourMeters.htm Understanding your blils – http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/UnderstandYourHomeBills.htm Online shopping intro and simulator – http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/os-intro.htm Online banking simulator – http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/1-What-Money-Is-and-Money-Exchange/Sub1/BANKING-OnlineBankingSimulator.htm ATM simulator – http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/ATM.htm Calculating DIY costs – 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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