Want to get a feel for managing finances? When does it make sense to borrow? When should you be saving? Are short term sacrifices worth long term gains? Will doing things that allow you immediate gratification affect or limit your future choices?
These are the types of questions that millions of Americans struggle to answer every day. Without fiscal literacy education, it can be difficult to understand the consequences of an increasing National Debt, to discern good debt from bad debt, and to realize the difference between responsible borrowing and irresponsible spending.
Budgetball is an innovative sport that combines fiscal strategy and physical play. The game involves competitive play that highlights the relationships between debt, savings, interest, and taxes. Budgetball gives players a compressed, real-time, physical experience in managing assets that applies to balance sheets of any size – from personal to the national.
