City or Further Out: Home Price vs Commute and Job Risk
by Creouts Publishing © 2026
Price: $3 USD
Subjects: finance
Grades: 9,10,11,12,15
Description
STEP 11 of Run the Numbers Before You Sign (Teen and Adult Money), after Step 10 (Save First). Also in the series bundle. A self-checking escape room for Grades 9-12, adult beginners and homeschool. A made-up person, Sam, compares a city home with a lower-priced one further out; 4 doors are locked. Payments cover the loan only; taxes, fees and upkeep are not counted. Slips such as forgetting the 12 months land on wrong letters. 28 cards, 20 scored. WHAT IT TEACHES Loan payments and what is owed after 5 of 30 years, yearly commute costs, hours on the road, break-even years, scenarios (home 2 days a week, rent first) and what-ifs both ways (fuel up, a higher rate, months without pay). Ends with a think-it-through card. HOW IT WORKS - Each room opens with a learn card. 16 clue cards (type or tap), 4 door codes. - Boom scores every answer at once; two tap-to-show hints per question. For general education only. Not financial, legal or tax advice. All people, lenders, prices and rates are made up. Rules, rates and costs differ by country and change over time. For decisions about your own money, speak to a licensed professional. ACCURACY Answers checked by our own software and by AI test solves from the cards alone. Not tested with a class. No process is perfect; if you spot an error, please tell us through the store's feedback. HOW IT WAS MADE Text written with AI assistance and fact-checked. All images are drawn in code; no AI image generators were used. No sound.
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Text font: Atkinson Hyperlegible, (c) Braille Institute of America, SIL Open Font License 1.1.