Greater Reading Reality Fairs

Credit Unions in the Greater Reading area. Bellco FCU, Diamond, Discovery FCU, Hidden River, Lanco FCU, Members 1st FCU, Riverfront FCU, Sun FCU, UECU, and Visions

A Financial Reality Fair is an interactive financial literacy tool for young adults in high school, technical school, Job Corp or college.  The Financial Reality Fair concept is a unique opportunity for students to experience some of the financial challenges they will face when they start life on their own.  It’s a hands-on experience in which students identify their career choice and starting salaries then complete a budget sheet requiring them to live within their monthly salary while paying for basics such as housing, utilities, transportation, clothing, and food.  Additional expenditures such as entertainment and travel are factored in as well.