On Your Own – Coast to Coast

You must complete at least three months of activities in order to receive full credit.

  • DO NOT GO BANKRUPT!
  • Be sure you have enough income and enough insurance. You need to purchase insurance right away or really bad things can happen! Also, your insurance won’t go into effect for one month.
  • If you are renting, you need insurance. If you are driving a car, you need insurance. A job with health benefits is a plus!!
  • Earn Lifestyle points by paying bills on time, making purchases (entertainment, restaurants, shopping, and investing)
  • Minimize credit card use! You are allowed 3,000.00 maximum on credit.

On Your Own – Coast to Coast

You must complete at least three months of activities in order to receive full credit.

  • DO NOT GO BANKRUPT!
  • Be sure you have enough income and enough insurance. You need to purchase insurance right away or really bad things can happen! Also, your insurance won’t go into effect for one month.
  • If you are renting, you need insurance. If you are driving a car, you need insurance. A job with health benefits is a plus!!
  • Earn Lifestyle points by paying bills on time, making purchases (entertainment, restaurants, shopping, and investing)
  • Minimize credit card use! You are allowed 3,000.00 maximum on credit.

  1. please select the “job search option” to begin.
  2. avoid making investments.. it will take you nearly 3 times as long to complete the simulation. Sorry. Just invest at your bank or credit union
  3. Set up your budget for the month… you can set percentages or dollar amounts.. you can revise your budget each month. Your score will be higher if you can manage your budget.
  4. You may revise your budget each month. Your goal should be to manage within your set budget categories. Earn extra lifestyle points for managing well.

Grading:

  • You must make it through to September 30th to first receive a D.
  • If you complete the month of September and have at least 4000 Lifestyle Points, you will receive a C.
  • If you complete the month of September and have at least 7000 Lifestyle Points, You will receive a B.
  • Finally, completion of the month of September and Lifestyle points over 9500 will earn you an A.
  • Required Printouts:
  • Summary of simulation showing your score
  • Budget summary showing your spending categories and how you adjusted it after tracking your spending.
  1. please select the “job search option” to begin.
  2. avoid making investments.. it will take you nearly 3 times as long to complete the simulation. Sorry. Just invest at your bank or credit union
  3. Set up your budget for the month… you can set percentages or dollar amounts.. you can revise your budget each month. Your score will be higher if you can manage your budget.
  4. You may revise your budget each month. Your goal should be to manage within your set budget categories. Earn extra lifestyle points for managing well.

Grading:

  1. You must make it through to September 30th to first receive a D.
  2. If you complete the month of September and have at least 4000 Lifestyle Points, you will receive a C.
  3. If you complete the month of September and have at least 7000 Lifestyle Points, You will receive a B.
  4. Finally, completion of the month of September and Lifestyle points over 9500 will earn you an A.
  5. Required Printouts:
  6. Summary of simulation showing your score
  7. Budget summary showing your spending categories and how you adjusted it after tracking your spending.