Help students build real-world money skills with this engaging, hands-on budget simulation project! In this activity, students create and manage a realistic monthly budget using a fully editable Google Sheets budgeting tool—just like adults do in real life. Perfect for teaching personal finance, financial literacy, life skills, and budgeting, this project encourages critical thinking, decision-making, and long-term planning. It works beautifully as a semester-long project, unit capstone, or