Game for teaching financial literacy and independence

Abstract

A board game for teaching financial literacy and independence, constituted of: a game board exhibiting a plurality of sets of game indications printed on the game board, each game indication indicating one of a plurality of financially related actions to be taken; and a plurality of sets of cards, wherein each of the plurality of sets of game indications represents a respective time period, the time periods sequentially advancing through the plurality of sets of game indications, wherein each set of game indications comprises a different set of financially related actions, wherein each of the plurality of sets of cards is associated with one of the plurality of financially related actions.

1 . A board game for teaching financial literacy and independence, comprising:
 a game board exhibiting a plurality of sets of game indications printed on the game board, each game indication indicating one of a plurality of financially related actions to be taken; and   a plurality of sets of cards,   wherein each of the plurality of sets of game indications represents a respective time period, the time periods sequentially advancing through the plurality of sets of game indications,   wherein each set of game indications comprises a different set of financially related actions,   wherein each of the plurality of sets of cards is associated with one of the plurality of financially related actions.   
     
     
         2 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein each set of game indications comprises a different order of financially related actions. 
     
     
         3 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein each set of game indications comprises a respective combination of financially related actions, different form the combinations of each of the other sets of game indications. 
     
     
         4 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein when a player arrives at the end of each of the plurality of set of game indications, representing the end of the respective time period, the player performs one or more respective financial actions. 
     
     
         5 . The board game of  claim 4 , wherein the respective one or more actions for the end of the time period comprises:
 collecting a respective predefined amount of money as annual savings;   collecting a respective predefined amount of passive income from each investment made; and   paying a respective predefined amount of annual interest on any loans taken.   
     
     
         6 . The board game of  claim 4 , wherein the respective one or more actions for the end of the time period comprises:
 collecting a respective predefined amount of passive income from each investment made; and   paying a respective predefined amount as annual expenses.   
     
     
         7 . The board game of  claim 4 , wherein the respective one or more actions for the end of the time period comprises:
 collecting a respective predefined amount of passive income from each investment made; and   collecting a respective predefined amount of money as annual savings.   
     
     
         8 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein when a player arrives at the end of the plurality of set of game indications, representing the end of the plurality of time periods, the player performs one or more respective financial actions. 
     
     
         9 . The board game of  claim 8 , wherein the respective one or more actions for the end of the plurality of time periods comprises selling investments made and paying loans taken. 
     
     
         10 . The board game of  claim 9 , wherein the game is won when a player reaches a predefined net worth and/or a predefined net annual passive income. 
     
     
         11 . The board game of  claim 8 , wherein the respective one or more actions for the end of the plurality of time periods comprises selling one or more properties. 
     
     
         12 . The board game of  claim 11 , wherein the game is won when a player:
 reaches a predefined net annual passive income;   fulfills a life goal selected from one of a plurality of life goals, which is valued at a respective predefined amount;   accumulates a respective predefined amount in cash reserves for unexpected expenses; and/or   donates a respective predefined amount to a charitable cause.   
     
     
         13 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein each player selects at the beginning of the game one a plurality of goals, and
 wherein the game is won when a player earns a predefined amount of money and achieves the selected goal.   
     
     
         14 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sets of game indications comprises a first group of sets of game indications representing the sequentially advancing time periods and a second group of sets of game indications representing the sequentially advancing time periods,
 wherein the second group is different than the first group, and   wherein each player selects through which of the first group and second group to advance.   
     
     
         15 . The board game of  claim 1 , further comprising a computerized system, the game board being displayed on a user display of the computerized system and game play along the game board being played on the computerized system. 
     
     
         16 . A card game for teaching financial literacy and independence, comprising:
 a plurality of decks of financial cards, each of the plurality of decks being of a different type of financially related action; and   a deck of time period cards, each time period card indicating the passage of a respective time period,   wherein upon selection of each time period card, each player selects one of the financial cards, each of the financial cards indicating a financially related action to take.   
     
     
         17 . The card game of  claim 16 , wherein after the passage of a first sum of time periods each player performs one or more first respective actions. 
     
     
         18 . The card game of  claim 17 , wherein after the passage of a second sum of time periods each player performs one or more second respective actions, different that the one or more first respective actions. 
     
     
         19 . The card game of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more first respective actions comprise:
 receiving passive income for any investments made; and   paying interest on any loans taken, and   wherein the one or more second respective actions comprise:
 collecting a predefined amount as savings; 
 selling one or more invested assets; and/or 
 repaying one or more loans taken. 
   
     
     
         20 . The card game of  claim 16 , further comprising a computerized system, the card game being displayed on a user display of the computerized system and game play with the card game being played on the computerized system.