First Salary
Make your first salary last, set some aside and pay for a wedding without borrowing.
Who you play
Hamza Raza, 24, Lahore
You are Hamza, a junior accounts executive in Lahore. Your take-home pay is PKR 85,000 a month. You share a rented flat, and nobody depends on your income.
- Monthly income
- PKR 85,000
- Your goal
- Get through your first 3 paydays with no debt, some savings set aside and your cousin's wedding paid for.
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
Payday
Your first salary has arrived: PKR 85,000. Before you spend any of it, you know what this month costs. Rent, food, utilities, phone, internet and transport add up to PKR 59,000, which leaves PKR 26,000 for everything else. You also have your eye on a new phone that costs PKR 30,000. What do you do first?
Your month at a glance
The essentials are the costs you must pay every month.
| Item | Amount (PKR) |
|---|---|
| Take-home pay | 85,000 |
| Rent | 30,000 |
| Food and groceries | 14,000 |
| Utilities, phone and internet | 9,000 |
| Transport | 6,000 |
| Left after the essentials | 26,000 |
Scripted scenario data
- Pay the bills, then save whatever is left at the end of the month
- Move PKR 12,000 to savings first, then pay the bills
- Pay PKR 30,000 for the new phone first, then pay the bills with what is left
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 11 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.