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Oak Mountain High School freshman got a perspective of what it costs to live in the adult world after the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce brought its ShelbyOne Initiative program "Keeping it Real" to the school on October 26th.
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The first day, students learned the difference
between gross and net income and the importance of budgeting.
The second day, students visited 12 stations with their income worksheets to pay bills that corresponded with expenses.
Volunteers
managed stations (Ex: housing, groceries, clothing, insurance, education, child
care, etc.) assisting the students as they "pay bills" and make
"life choices" based on a random-assigned life scenario.
The program is
presented by Thompson
Tractor and
co-sponsored by America's First Federal Credit Union, AT&T and The UPS Store Caldwell Mill Road.
