Saving First vs Borrowing More: Two Home Plans Compared
by Creouts Publishing © 2026
Price: $3 USD
Subjects: finance
Grades: 9,10,11,12,15
Description
STEP 10 of Run the Numbers Before You Sign (Teen and Adult Money), after Step 9 (Rent or Buy). Also in the series bundle. A self-checking escape room for Grades 9-12, adult beginners and homeschool. A made-up saver, Noor, compares two plans for one made-up home: save 10% and take a big loan, or save first and borrow 15% of the price (one plan being tested). 4 doors are locked. 28 cards, 20 scored. WHAT IT TEACHES Splitting a price into savings + loan, rent paid while saving, loan totals and interest at a fixed yearly rate (30 years vs 10 years), months of saving, rounded up (cheaper home, car, course), and what-ifs (pay drops 30%, a yearly rate 2 percentage points higher, 6 months of costs). 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.