The Game of Life is also known as GOL. We are going to call it that from now on. GOL is the absolute best math unit, at least I think so. I think the aspect of being older and having to deal with real life problems is the most useful math you can learn in school.

We started with getting a job and I got to be a pharmacist. I got paid $104,678 a year but the only downside was that I started with $65,043 in debt. The next thing was to consolidate my debt. I found that the hardest part of the whole unit but it taught me how to work with my debt. I hope that I will never have to do it in real life though.  My goal is to never be in debt. The next step was to pick a debt repayment plan and use that as the monthly budget. For the first year I rode a bike to work instead of driving and made some budget cuts but in the second year it was a different story.

In the second year I got married to Lucas which helped out my budget a lot. We shared most things surrounding the budgets. As a couple were able to purchase the biggest home as well as go on a lot of big vacations.

In year three I was given the ‘you had a baby card.’ It was a pleasant surprise to find out Lucas was pregnant. This put a damper on our spending sprees a little bit.

After that we had year during which I didn’t change my income or expenses very much.  It gave me an extra $8,000 dollars because of a holiday bonus but that was about it.

After all that I had a great time doing the math for this project and seeing how much to spend in different aspects of my life. I do really think this could help me down the road.  I learned how to budget and plan and the importance of having a good job with a good salary and to be careful not to spend too much.  This unit helped us realize how the different stages of life can cost a lot but if you plan ahead, it can work out.