Teaching kids about money part 3

The Sims 2: Open for Business is an expansion pack for the computer game Sims 2 (which means you need to buy the Sims2 game first for the expansion pack to work). "Sims" are "simulated people" that you have a certain level of control of in the game as they go about their everyday lives. You direct their career direction and nudge them into doing certain actions, although they have a certain amount of "free will" also to do what they want based on personality factors. It is not a game for everyone. There are mundane elements like taking a shower or taking the garbage out that are not fun but are (guess what?) part of life. For kids overeager to be grownups this might help show them that it's not all it's cracked up to be. On the other hand, it might help them understand where you are coming from sometimes.

What about Sims 2: Open for Business? As mentioned earlier, it is an expansion pack for Sims 2, in which your "sim" opens a business such as a boutique, a used car lot, a retail store and manage the day to day operations including hiring/firing employees, running the register, sales, and manufacturing. Along the way your child will learn that "being the boss" is hard work, full of risk, and can be rewarding. It also might spark the entrepreneurial fire in their real lives, or at the very least give them a better appreciation for a hard day's work.

The Sims 2 at amazon.com
The Sims 2: Open for Business Expansion Pack at amazon.com
The Sims2 at ebay.com
The Sims2: Open for Business Expansion Pack at ebay.com


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