In this interactive 60-minute workshop, participants explore the connection between earning money and making smart saving choices. Through a hands-on job simulation, participants experience how money is earned through effort and responsibility, reinforcing the idea that earnings should be managed with intention.

Students then make real-world financial decisions by choosing how to allocate their earnings across saving, spending, and giving, helping them understand trade-offs through decision tree modeling and the power of prioritizing savings. Guided reflection encourages participants to recognize how saving gives their money more purpose and impact over time. The workshop concludes with each student setting a personal savings goal, empowering them to apply these skills beyond the classroom and build lifelong money habits.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Chatham Community Library. We thank them for their generosity!

This event will take place in the Holmes Family Meeting Room. Free and open to the public.

Space is limited and registration is required. Contact youth.services@chathamlibraries.org or call 919-545-8085 to sign up!

Members of the media interested in attending/covering this event must notify Public Information Officer Kara Lusk in advance at 919-542-8258 or kara.lusk@chathamcountync.gov.