Game of Real Life

Here the ways in which goal setting and planning in real human life as well as it helps to promote life satisfaction too.

Setting goals helps people to look forward to the future and have something to work toward. Planning allows for the goals to be reached gradually, and helps people to avoid obstacles effectively.

Preparation Activity: Thinking about the Future

• Task Objectives: Preparation for the Game of Real Life, thinking about what teens hope for, what they hope to accomplish, and where they think they will be by the time they are 25 years old.

The fixture of Genuine Life

Setting Up

When facilitating the game, each person is required to maintain a monthly balance sheet to determine the amount of money received each payday. While the people are maintaining their sheets, facilitators will also maintain a master sheet for each one. Every time a person takes a turn, ring a bell back him or her to modify their sheets and help them with a calculator if needed.

Cards

Separate the cards into 4 decks: Career Cards, Salary Cards, House Deeds, and Car Cards.

* Make an additional mountain for the Marriage and Baby cards.

Place only the salary cards facedown, the others can remain face up.

The salary cards should be divided into 3 groups like college,technical school and high school. It is suggested that;

1. High school salaries range from $15,000-25,000;
2. Technical school salaries range from $25,000-50,000
3. College salaries range from $35,000-120,000

Start Playing Pieces

Each person will choose a playing piece that will represent the player during the game. After a playing piece is chosen, distribute the Game of Life monthly statement sheets to each player. The colors chosen by each person can be written on the master sheet to help keep the players separate.

Money

The facilitators will be the bankers and will be in charge of all money paid to and from the bank. The banker separates the money into piles by denomination, gives each one taking for the discussed 3categories.  

Start Career

If the person decides to start a career, have them place their playing piece on the career space and do the following: choose a career card that does not require a degree and then draw a salary card. Encourage the person to choose careers that they would actually be interested in and to go through the employment.

Buy a Car

When a person lands on a car space, have them a chance to choose a car that they would like to have, while encouraging them to think about what type of car and car payment or lease. Have the person to make the first car payment when the car is chosen.

Buy a House

When a person lands on a house space, have them a chance to choose a house they would like to have, while encouraging them to think about the credit payment as well as the family targets.

Get Married

Once a person buys a house and a car, they have a choice whether to stay single or get married. This is the point that the marriage officially starts; give the person a married card to signify the addition of a spouse. Some banks give a marriage card where it helps to spend the time happily.

Have a Baby

When a person lands on the have a baby space, explain them to make their decision regarding the financial.

 PLANS FOR WHEN I AM 25 YEARS OLD

Name: Yuganthi Color of Playing Piece: Blue

Career: ICT Manager Loan: $ ……..

Car: Toyata Vitz Amount paid: $ ……..

Home Town House Amount paid: $ ……..

Marital status: single/ married

Number of Children 1/ 2

Education/Training: Well Reputed Organization

Monthly Salary $ ……..

Grocery ($…….. /person)

Car Payment $ ……..

House Payment $ ……..

Money after Bills $ ……..

I enjoyed playing The Game of Real Life ...

I knew how to set goals for the future.

A lot

I knew how to make effective plans for reaching my goals.

A lot

I knew how to adjust my plans for reaching my goals.

A lot

I knew what I wanted for my future education, career and personal life.

A lot

I was aware of the many responsibilities one has when one is an adult.

A lot