Getting down to the Bottom Line

Day four of Mini-Society Day camp was a mad house. As our youth did their best to make their stores as profitable as possible and then spend as much money as they could they learned about how hard money management can be. After closing their stores they sat down and determined exactly how much money they had.

The last auction of the week went for quite awhile as youth picked the items they had been waiting for all week. Each youth had to determine what they wanted and how much they would pay for the item. Some of the youth said they learned to hide their money so no one would know how much they had and not be able to outbid them on items. Others said they learned to save their money becuase they could have bought some things they really wanted if they had versus spending it on stuff that was only useable for a few minutes.

By the end of the day each of the youth received a certificate, a folder of information and fun stuff and got to take home some of what they brought and all of what they bought. They said they had a great time and are looking forward to doing it again in the future.