Eid and School Fees
Save a little each month for Eid and the school fee, so neither arrives as a surprise.
Who you play
Imran Qureshi, 38, Karachi
You are Imran, an operations supervisor at a logistics firm in Karachi. Your take-home pay is PKR 150,000 a month. You rent a flat, your spouse is at home, and your two children go to the same private school.
- Monthly income
- PKR 150,000
- Your goal
- Get through the next 4 months with Eid paid for, the school term fee paid on its due date and no new debt.
A look at the first step
Example onlyThis is the first decision. You cannot choose here: sign in to play it for real.
Step 1
The months ahead
Your take-home pay is PKR 150,000 a month and the essentials take PKR 95,000, so PKR 55,000 is free each month. Two big bills are coming: Eid in about eight weeks, then the children's school term fee, books and uniforms. You have PKR 20,000 saved. Before the first payday, how do you look at the months ahead?
Your months at a glance
Scripted scenario data, made up for this exercise.
| Item | Amount (PKR) |
|---|---|
| Take-home pay each month | 150,000 |
| Essentials: rent, food, bills, fuel | 95,000 |
| Free money each month | 55,000 |
| Eid, at the end of month 2 | 50,000 |
| School term fee, books and uniforms, month 4 | 97,000 |
| Saved so far | 20,000 |
Scripted scenario data
- Remember the two big bills and check the dates again next month
- Write the big bills on one page with their months, and how much you can free up each month
- Carry on as usual and deal with each bill when it arrives
Feedback appears only after you choose, so it is not shown here.
How the paths work
- You make a choice at each step. Each choice has a fixed result, written in advance.
- Different choices lead to different next steps, so two people can have very different runs.
- This scenario has 10 steps and 6 possible endings.
- Play again to take a path you did not take. Nothing is lost by trying.
How it is scored
The score is out of 100. It describes the decisions you make inside the scenario, not a prediction for your own money.
| Part | Points |
|---|---|
| Decisions | 70 |
| Step quizzes | 15 |
| Scenario quiz | 15 |
| Grade | Label | Score |
|---|---|---|
| A | Strong | 90 and above |
| B | Solid | 80 and above |
| C | Developing | 70 and above |
| D | Needs work | 60 and above |
| Not yet | Try another path | Below 60 |
The grade judges the process you followed, such as checking costs and planning ahead. It never judges a return.