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Luxury or thrift? Sacramento High students practice financial literacy

The Sacramento Bee

About 200 students at Sacramento Charter High got some financial life lessons on Wednesday.

The school’s junior and senior classes participated in an immersive budget workshop as part of a financial literacy event held by Golden 1 Credit Union.

The students, assuming identities with specific professions and incomes, built personal budgets that included necessities such as housing, food, transportation and childcare.

“My decision was to save as much money as I can for any emergencies. I don’t need all the luxurious stuff,” said student Angelica Coubb, after deciding to buy fictional clothes at a thrift store.

Angelica Coubb, a student at Sacramento Charter High School, reacts to “losing” a fictional $200 on a spinning wheel during a financial literacy workshop held at the school by Golden 1 Credit Union on Wednesday.
Angelica Coubb, a student at Sacramento Charter High School, reacts to “losing” a fictional $200 on a spinning wheel during a financial literacy workshop held at the school by Golden 1 Credit Union on Wednesday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
Isabella Rodriguez and Jordan Collins, students at Sacramento Charter High School, talk about their budgets during a financial literacy simulation held by Golden 1 Credit Union at the school on Wednesday.
Isabella Rodriguez and Jordan Collins, students at Sacramento Charter High School, talk about their budgets during a financial literacy simulation held by Golden 1 Credit Union at the school on Wednesday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
The Bee’s Hector Amezcua contributed.
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