On Your Own Coast-to-Coast (site license)

This popular personal finance simulation challenges users to face the day-to-day, real-life challenges of living on their own over a simulated three-month period in 12  communities including:

• Atlanta, GA
• Capser, WY
• Chicago, IL
• Des Moines, IA
• Eugene, OR
• Fitchburg, MA
• Fort Pierce, FL
• Los Angeles, CA
• Lubbock, TX
• New York, NY
• Raleigh, NC
• Sterling, IL

This version offers four new income options to begin the simulation, including: job search, income game, choice, and random. It also has an entirely new, easy-to-use interface. There are up-to-date salaries, prices, products, utilities, and services for each of the 12 communities, as well as more true-to-life, random events to be faced. Users practice the skills needed to be independent, such as:

• Finding a job
• Renting an apartment
• Buying a car
• Opening bank accounts
• Creating a budget
• Paying bills
• Buying insurance
• Making spending decisions
• Saving and investing
• Facing financial emergencies