Our First Financial volunteers had a blast with 64 students from Garrison Forest School for yesterday’s Adulting 101 program! The new budgeting activity helps young adults navigate through one month of the life of a working adult.

Adulting 101 is an interactive budgeting activity that takes students through one month of the life of a working adult. They each receive a “Life Scenario” that includes a career, salary, their family situation, and potentially any student loans. Then, the students visit various stations with the First Financial volunteers where they must make important budgeting choices for housing, transportation, childcare (if necessary), health insurance, groceries, and more!

Our volunteers help the students navigate these choices to stick to their scenario’s budget and just like in the real world, they have to navigate some speedbumps along the way too!

As a credit union founded by an educator, we’re dedicated to providing free and fun financial education and resources to the youth in our community. The program is a great opportunity for students to learn financial wellness skills they can use now and in their futures.

Interested in scheduling Adulting 101 for your classroom? Please contact our Youth Outreach Team at youthoutreach@firstfinancial.org.