Family and education · Post 090
Financial literacy with games: buying seeds, selling and making a profit
A farming game lets you practice the difference between revenue, cost and profit with virtual coins. If a seed costs 5 and the sale is worth 12, you keep 7 before other expenses.
Set aside money to replant
After the first sale, subtract the cost of the next seeds before choosing a decoration. Compare saving coins with investing in a bed that will pay off later.
Change one variable
Repeat the math with a carrot that takes more days. Talk about why a higher sale price can take longer to turn into coins in hand.