Program To Help South Shore Teens Think About Money Matters

HINGHAM, MA — South Shore high school students will soon have a chance to see how each financial decision they make while they are young could affect their long-term financial goals. Money Experience, a simulator and curriculum that helps young people make smart financial decisions, is partnering with South Shore Bank to make the program available in Braintree, East Bridgewater, Hingham, North Quincy, Norwell, Pembroke, Quincy, Stoughton and Weymouth.

"Weymouth High School is excited to give its students the opportunity to explore financial concepts as they relate to real life," said Allison Mezzetti, Assistant Director of Humanities at Weymouth Public Schools.

A group of 30 Massasoit Community College students studying macroeconomics will also have access to the program.

The program blends classroom-based curriculum, storytelling and software simulation to show students the impact of buying a car, living in a city or a suburb or going to four-year college, technical school or joining the workforce.

"South Shore Bank is invested in its community and believes in helping create more financially literate members," said Mark Coletta, South Shore Bank sales and service coordinator.

"We are thrilled to be involved in the financial empowerment of students across the South Shore," said Brilene Faherty, curriculum director at Money Experience. "Helping arm students with the knowledge to understand the relationship between financial decisions, personal priorities, and quality of life helps to prepare them for a lifetime of better decisions."