Students Try Life's Financial Realities in New LT Program
Lyons Township summer students confront the difficulties of making their money stretch and last through all the trials and tribulations of adult life.
Caroline Krasodec of La Grange had a pretty good life on Thursday morning. As an unmarried park ranger making a good salary, she spent frugally yet lived well, got fairly lucky and managed to put away plenty of cash for retirement. Stephen Stanczyk of Countryside was less fortunate. While trying to support his three kids on a welder’s salary, he caught a bad break when he lost his job—and things continued to spiral downhill from there. “I found it really difficult to purchase anything that I really need for my family,” Stancyzk admitted ruefully. “I’m living with my parents now, and it’s really difficult to find things that I need!” Thankfully for Stancyzk, this wasn’t reality, but the Reality Store: a life-simulation game being held for …
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