WVU Extension Reality Store

Reality Store ~

This fall the Reality Store simulation will be offered for students across Fayette County. Scheduled dates for this simulation are:

• Meadow Bridge High School (7th-9th grades), October 8, 8:30-10:30 AM
• Valley High School (8th grade), October 24, 9:00-11:30 AM
• Fayetteville High School (8th grade), November 7, 9:30-11:00 AM

About Reality Store

The program has each student randomly select a career (ex. farmer, plumber, accountant, and lawyer) and a marital status (ex. single, married with one child, two children or three children). 

Each student is then given enough money for one month's worth of wages (before taxes) and asked to visit 18 booths. They will make financial decisions based on their monthly income. These booths include firstly, taxes (Uncle Sam booth) and then move onto such booths as housing, transportation, entertainment, etc. where they make critical decisions based on their income.

Finally, students debrief as a group via a series of questions that identifies what they learned as a result of the simulation.

Community Project

We need your help! This is a community project to help teach financial management and planning and it requires a number of volunteers to help make it happen. Please consider volunteering to help with one of the following stations: