A partnership has provided local high school students with a financial simulation experience called Mad City Money.
SRP Federal Credit Union’s Community Development Department partnered with Aiken County High School on April 25, to present CUNA’s Mad City Money program to 65 seniors at the school.
Mad City Money is a simulation experience that requires students to assume a life role, complete with familial responsibilities, and to prepare and think through a personal budget.
Numerous additional topics are covered including the importance of saving, paying more than the minimum credit card payment and maintaining an accurate check/debit card register.
“The students were impacted and empowered by the program and shared positive feedback about their experience,” said Grace Helms, SRP’s Assistant Vice President of Community Development.
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