SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Hundreds of Santa Maria High School students get have an opportunity to experience what it's like to budget personal funds during a financial literacy educational event held on Friday.
About 900 freshman are scheduled to participate in the school's annual "Reality Fair," that's set be held inside the school's Wilson Gym.
During the event, students will visit the seven stations for several minutes at a time, with each stop categorized in real life financial needs, such as utilities, insurance, food, transportation and entertainment.
Each students will use an Excel spreadsheet that was downloaded onto their personal tablet and need to budget their monthly expenses according to a previously determined fictitious paycheck, which will determined by a student's grade point average from the first semester.
Helping out with the event will be several professionals from various local businesses, who will offer advice and expertise to the students.
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