Household Drama
FAMILY
Family member covers a bill for a month → +$150
“A friend invites you out after a long week. Do you go?”
Yes → –$95 (food, ride, impulse spending)
No +$40
COUPON KING/QUEEN
You saved +$55 dollars on this recent trip!
Professional Mistake
You lost your work uniform or a piece of required equipment and have to pay to replace it. -$50
Go to the hospital
Unexpected medical expense → –$250
BILL TROUBLES.
You and your roommates forgot about a bill, and now you have a late fee.
-$30 on top of your -$100 PSE&G bill
If single, add $30 to $80
Your best friend is short and needs to borrow some money.
Do you give them some? Yes or no?
Yes: They return the money with extra +$250
No: No change
NEW MONTH:
YOU ALL GOT PAID!
Skill Certification
You finished a free online training that allows you to get a $100 Bouns
TRAIN TROUBLES
While out on the subway, you dropped all your spending money
-$50
You then had to use your credit card
In total -$100
BIG FIGHT
Roommate won't help pay their share of the bills this month since they aren't there–$500
If living alone, you are lucky!
Tech Failure.
Your phone screen cracks or your laptop charger dies right before an assignment is due. ($120 loss)
You need to work clothes:
Where do you go to the thrift store
Or the mall?
Thrift Store: -$55
Mall -$125
I2
Health Co-pay. You caught a nasty flu and had to pay for a doctor’s visit and antibiotics. (-$80)
Insurance Settlement
An old claim is finally settled, covering more than the original damage. ($500 gain)
Family call:
Mom calls you and needs money, she wires herself -$150 dollars
She doesn't pay you back
Your boss wants you to work a double. You are so tired and already work 8 hours.
Work?
Yes: Earned $250
No: 0 impact
LS
Impulse shopping spree → –$95
LATE FEE
You forgot to pay a bill on time, and now you have a "Late Fee" penalty. ($35 loss)
CAR TROUBLES: You need to fix your car, or it's going to be useless.
B: Fix it all -$500
C: lease a new car -$1,000
POTLUCK PARTY:
Do you bring
A: cheap chips (-$25)
B: A good spread of apps (-$50)
C: 5 star meal (-$100)
Parking Ticket.
You parked in a spot you thought was legal for 10 minutes, but the city disagreed. ($65 loss)
Fake it till you make it.
You go out to eat with your enemy and try to impress them by paying the whole bill -$200
Performance Bonus
Your boss at the 1–10 shift noticed your hard work and gave you a one-time "Attitude Bonus" + $100
LT
You were wrongly accused of a robbery and won your lawsuit +$500