The library allows you to take out laptops for a few days. You can just coast on that ride. \n\n<<set $academics -=10>>\n<<set $happiness -=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[College isn't all about the school work, you know]]\n<<endif>>
You need to buy a new computer, You know you'll need one in the future so might as well start investing. A downer on the cash though. \n\n<<set $budget -=1000>>\n<<set $academics +=10>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[College isn't all about the school work, you know]]\n<<endif>>
Woo!! Financial Aid Free Store. It's the friend that is always there for you when you are in need. Thank you Financial Aid Free Store\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Apply for internship grant]]\n<<endif>>
You only do your laundry when you really need to- when Febreeze no longer fixes the slight smell. You end up saving some money by limiting your laundry days.\n\n<<set $budget -=60>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n[[First year, fun times]]
Your friends have decided to go spend a week in Jamaica during your time off in January. What do you decide to do with your winter break?\n\n[[Join them!]] You aren‘t sure if you’ll get this kind of chance again, as people get busier and busier year after year. What better time to bond with your friends and go somewhere new.\n\n[[Get ahead on your school work]], and relax at home.\n\n[[Take a class at Wellesley]]. Winter session will be a great chance to finally start Russian language.\n\n[[Work all break]]\n
You want to keep all of your things, so you do what you need to do and buy more storage.\n\nYour wallet feels so much lighter :'(\n\n<<set $budget -=200>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[End of First Year]]\n<<endif>>
It's getting to the end of the year and you need to store your things at Wellesley for when you return to California. But you've gained more things as the year has gone by and you have too much stuff that it all doesn't fit in your storage. What do you do?\n\n[[Sell things]]\n[[Donate things]]\n[[Buy extra storage]]
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What is this game? Why is it? Huh?\n\nThis game was created to spread awareness about the impact that income has on a student's life at College. We, the creators, made this game with the idea of putting a high or middle income student in the shoes of a lower income student. By introducing everyday, common situations to our player in the context of a low-income student, we are encouraging our player to question how their life would be different if their income was lower. In this game, social, academic, and extracurricular decisions are influenced by financial status and restrictions. More wealthy students do not necessarily have the same restrictions and may not understand the abundance of restrictions that affect students of lower-income. \n\nThis game is a fun, interactive, and didactic game. Have fun Wellesley! \n\nPlease give us feedback!\n\n\n[[Student Strife]]
You sometimes go out with your friends, when you have the time and money.\n\n<<set $budget -=100>>\n<<set $academics +=5>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\n<<if $academics lte 30>>\nYou were up late last night catching up on homework after going out. In your forgetfulness and rush, you locked you key in your room. You now have to get Po to open your door, costing you $10.\n<<set $budget -=10>>\n<<endif>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[It is starting to get cold]]
You are beginning Wellesley in your first month as a college student. So excited!! So complicated!! You have to get books for your four classes. You’re in an Econ class, you have to get a textbook, Calc class asks for a textbook, Arabic class asks for a textbook and an Africana class asks for many individual novels and books. How do you go about buying them?\n\nYou buy them on [[Amazon]].\nYou buy them at the [[campus bookstore]].\nYou buy them from the [[book exchange]].\nYou decide to [[not buy books]].
You buy your books from the campus bookstore. While this is very convenient, it is also very expensive. You have spent $300.\n<<set $budget -=300>>\n<<set $academics +=15>>\n\n<<remember $budget>>\n<<remember $academics>>\n<<remember $happiness>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n\n[[New Dorm]]\n\n\n
Finals week is always the most stressful time. Even if you think you can control your stress, your friends are always there to talk about their stress. So much stress in fact that it requires Lemon Thai delivery. Do you order with your friend? \n\n[[Order food, support your friend]]\n[[Don't order food]]
Your old computer, which you got from your brother, breaks. What do you do now?\n\nReplace it with a [[cheaper alternative]].\n[[Loan]] from the library every week.\n[[Who needs a laptop]] when you have all these computers in every building!\nReplace it with a [[sweet MacBook]].
You decide to not take the job. Who needs one? Academics, social life, and extracurriculars take up enough of your attention. Get sleep while ya can, kid.\n\n\n<<set $academics +=5>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Winter break]]\n<<endif>>
You borrow a computer from the library each week, which is somewhat irritating, but ultimately useful and totally free! Thanks, LTS!\n\n<<set $academics +=5>>\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[College isn't all about the school work, you know]]\n<<endif>>
You go out with your friends about once a month, to dinner and movies and just to explore the city. You know the tourist essentials to Boston. Maybe next year you'll spend more time at kewl cafes doing homework.\n\n<<set $budget -=100>>\n<<set $academics -=5>>\n<<set $happiness +=20>>\n\n<<if $academics lte 30>>\nYou were up late last night catching up on homework after going out. In your forgetfulness and rush, you locked you key in your room. You now have to get Po to open your door, costing you $10.\n<<set $budget -=10>>\n<<endif>>\n\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[It is starting to get cold]]\n
It's just a dorm room, you really don't need that much. More Money for later!\n\n<<set $budget -=50>>\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n[[Laundry]]
The Gap is right in the ville and offers an array of business casual clothes! Fun!\n\n<<set $budget -=100>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Apply for internship grant]]\n<<endif>>
The never ending trouble of Laundry! Endless quarters! Wellesley offers a laundry service so you don't have to do anything. If you don't want to get a service, you can do your own laundry every week or two weeks. That still adds up though...who says you can't just use some Febreeze to get you through to your next laundry day?\n\n[[Get a Service]]\n[[Do your laundry regularly]]\n[[Do your laundry only when desperate]]
Neato.\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Internship interviews]]\n<<endif>>
With the end of the year comes the First Year Formal. You don't have a formal wear. What do you do?\n\n[[Don't go]]\n[[Buy new formal wear]]\n[[Borrow something formal from a friend]]
You never go out into the city with your friends, so you get to spend your weekends studying and working. While you still spend time with your friends on campus and are quite good at entertaining yourself, the loneliness sometimes gets to you on weekends.\nYou only know Boston as a distant fantasy of fun and fratboys\n\n<<set $budget +=100>>\n<<set $academics +=10>>\n<<set $happiness -=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[It is starting to get cold]]
<<if $academics gte 30>>\nCongratulations! You got the grant! This will fund most of your summer working as an unpaid intern, though you will still have to dip into your own funds a little bit.\n<<set $budget -=100>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\n<<else>>\nLooks like you didn't get the grant, because your grades haven't been high enough this semester. Sorry! You'll have to figure out some other way to take the job, or else try to find paid work.\n<<set $happiness -=7>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Another day, another struggle]]\n<<endif>>
You are a high school senior in your last few months at school, trying to decide which college you should attend. You need to juggle the factors-- should you go to the best school possible, even if it doesn't give you enough financial aid? Should you go to state school, a good option that is inexpensive, but not your top choice? You decide to go to Wellesley, a good school with enough financial aid to get you through the 4 years.\n\nOver the summer, you saved up $800 from working at a grocery store. This is your budget for the year.\n\nDo not let your budget, happiness level, or academics reach zero!\n<<set $budget to 800>>\n<<set $academics to 0>>\n<<set $happiness to 0>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[Begin your First Year]]
You made it!!!! First year! Can you even believe that it's done? all those late nights, necessary visits to Dunkin Donuts at 7am, but its done....for now.\n\nYou were wise with money and handling it as efficiently as possible in the restless environment of college, even as life through you financial curveballs. You do what you can. Another day, another struggle, another dollar. Each year only seems to present more and more expensive decisions and options, culminating in your senior year. Senior gift, senior ring, cap and gown, national job interviews, GRE testing, grad school and more. Oh dear-- sometimes, being a college student can feel like one pressure to spend money after another. Don't forget those student loans either- they only get higher and higher each year. \n \n\nWe hope this game has taught you just how intensely a student from a lower income is affected by daily decisions at Wellesley College that might present them with challenges and decisions that students from higher incomes might not face. We have presented the various options that present appealing and popular decisions as well as others that present alternatives to curb consumption and over-spending. Things like borrowing from a friend or using the Wellesley College Bartering Community on Facebook help to support the Solidarity Economy of relying on our peers to make the most out of our resources. \n\n\n
Woo formal wear! It's an investment in itself. You definitely need at least 1 piece of formal wear in your closet.\n\nOuch, my wallet.\n\n<<set $budget -=70>>\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[End of the year]]\n<<endif>>
You bought your used books on Amazon. You managed to save about $150 by purchasing them used, but you still spent $150. They arrive 2 weeks later, meaning you've missed a few assignments, but at least you finally have your books now.\n\n<<set $budget -= 150>>\n<<set $academics +=10>>\n<<remember $budget>>\n<<remember $academics>>\n<<remember $happiness>>\n\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[New Dorm]]\n\n
Your new boots and coat are decent-- definitely enough to get your through this winter. But will they last all 4 years of college? You spent about $150.\n\n<<set $budget -= 150>>\n\n<<if visited ("Every time")>>\nSince you go out into the Boston so often, your boots wear out about half way through winter and you end up having to buy another new pair at Walmart, since the free store is all out by then.\n<<set $budget -= 150>>\n<<endif>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[Job opportunity]]
Wow, you got in! Looks like you must have the creativity, uniqueness, nerve, and talent needed to be a part of a society on campus! Remember to pay your dues on time-- luckily, your yearly dues are subsidized.\n\n<<set $budget -=200>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Internship interviews]]\n<<endif>>
You get a service and it costs you 500 dollars.... :(\n\n<<set $budget -=500>>\n<<set $academics +=10>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n\n[[First year, fun times]]
Netflix and my bed gets all my extra love and time. Sometimes you dont feel so fulfilled though =/\n\n<<set $happiness -=20>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Spring is coming]]\n<<endif>>
<<if visited ("the Student Financial Aid Society free store")>>\nSpring is coming, but the melting ice means splippery paths, and your boots are falling apart again! Your old boots cause you to slip and fall on the cement, hurting your knee. You need to get stitches. Though with Wellesley health insurance, the costs are significantly subsidized, you still need to pay $100 out of pocket, and you miss some class.\n<<set $budget -=100>>\n<<set $happiness -=10>>\n<<set $academics -=10>>\n\n<<else>>\nThe ice is finally melting, and grass is starting to peek through on Munger Meadow. Spring!\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte 30>>\nYou have forgotten about a mandatory all hall meeting. You have been a bit forgetful lately. You get fined $50.\n<<set $budget -=50>>\n<<endif>>\n\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Death in the family]]\n<<endif>>
You are trying to make friends. A bunch of people in your hall go out into Boston every weekend. How often do you join them?\n\n[[Never]]\n[[Occasionally]]\n[[About half the time]]\n[[Every time]]
Your friend just left her job at a cafe in Boston and she told you that she could get the job for you if you wanted. Job=cash :) That means less time studying, but you're smart, you'll handle it.\n\n[[Take the job, work 10 hours a week]]\n[[Take the job, work 20 hours a week]]\n[[Don't take the job]]
You can't wear your WZLY tank and shorts to an interview unfortunately. You need some presentable clothes.\n\n[[Buy]]\n[[Borrow]]\n[[Financial Aid Free Store]]\n\n
Congratulations! You got the internship. Bad news: it's unpaid. \nYou can apply for a grant, however, and that could fund your summer.\n\n[[Apply for grant]]\n
You decide to do student government. Meetings, discussions and active effort to change the campus for the better. Of course you have to support SG so you buy some merch that they're selling.\n\n<<set $budget -=25>>\n<<set $happiness +=20>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Spring is coming]]\n<<endif>>
This will save you time later, and is a productive way to spend your winter break. It gets super cold and kind of lonely at Wellesley during winter though. The class costs $1000. \n\n<<set $budget -=1000>>\n<<set $academics +=30>>\n<<set $happiness -=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Family finances]]\n<<endif>>
Buy things you may be able to reuse for future years!\n\n<<set $budget -=150>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n[[Laundry]]
Your great aunt has died and the funeral and memorial will be held back in CA. What do you do?\n[[Buy a plane ticket and go]]\n[[Can't afford it, don't go]]\n[[Apply for emergency funding from Student Aid Society]]
You decide to do your laundry regularly, once every week or so maybe. It adds up over the year! You're down 200 buckaroos\n\n<<set $budget -=100>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n[[First year, fun times]]
You decide to take the job and work 10 hours a week. Now you have some moola and your homework is only suffering a little and you have some bags under your eyes. But who doesn't?\n\n<<set $budget +=500>>\n<<set $academics -=5>>\n<<set $happiness -=5>>\n\n<<if visited ("Every time")>>\n<<set $academics -=10>>\n<<endif>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Winter break]]\n<<endif>>
:(\n\nYou are trying too hard to do everything. I know it's hard with everything going on at Wellesley and trying to do a million things, but slow down, young one, you have 3 more years ahead of you, not to mention a lifetime of student loans to pay back.\n\nYou've gotten too stressed out and unhappy, and end up having to take a semester off.
You borrow your friend's button up and slacks. I mean what else do you need really.\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Apply for internship grant]]\n<<endif>>
You didn't make American Idol, but you did make Wellesley Choir! Bring on the Choir merch so you can show off to your friends\n\n<<set $budget -=25>>\n<<set $happiness +=20>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Spring is coming]]\n<<endif>>
Game text written by\nAnneliese\n\nGame code written by\nMichelle\n\nGame designed by\nJess
You've moved into your new dorm. How much do you think you should spend on buying new stuff for your dorm?\n\n[[Around $300]], to get sheets, towels, decorations, bath supplies, extra food, and curtains to make your dorm a real home.\n[[Around $150]], to get sheets and towels, and some other necessities.\n[[Around $50]], to get sheets-- the rest you can take from home, or maybe get for cheaper by buying from Free and for Sale.
You go to one of your friends who has a closet that's half formal wear. Perfect! You borrow something from them. :) Why buy when you can borrow and share?\n\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[End of the year]]\n<<endif>>
Free and For Sale group on Facebook is a wonderful creation. Desperate college students, meet all of my extra things. \nMaking some Ca$h, but you'll have to re-buy some stuff next semester...\n\n<<set $budget +=100>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[End of First Year]]\n<<endif>>
You Only Live Once!\n\nSong title and life motto! Who cares about savings and future financial situations! Let's live in the now!\n\n\n<<set $budget -=1500>>\n<<set $academics -=5>>\n<<set $happiness +=30>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Family finances]]\n<<endif>>
You go out with your friends every weekend. You're having a lot of fun, exploring the city, but definitely spending a lot.\n<<set $budget -=200>>\n<<set $academics -=10>>\n<<set $happiness +=30>>\n\n<<if $academics lte 30>>\nYou were up late last night catching up on homework after going out. In your forgetfulness and rush, you locked your key in your room. You now have to get Po to open your door, costing you $10.\n<<set $budget -=10>>\n<<endif>>\n\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[It is starting to get cold]]
Your mom's car broke down, and she has to pay an unexpected extra bill. Money is tight with your family, and your mom asks to borrow some money so she can use her car again to get to work.\n\n<<if $budget gte 150>>\nYou lend your mom the $100 she's short for the car mechanic.\n<<else>>\nYou don't have enough money to lend your mom what she needs-- hopefully, she can take the bus or catch a ride with a friend for a while until she can get the money together.\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Return from break]]\n<<endif>>
You buy your books from the campus book exchange. They are relatively cheap and easy to pick up, but someone has already written all of the answers in to the practice section. This will frustrate you throughout the semester. The books cost $50.\n\n<<set $budget -=50>>\n<<set $academics +=10>>\n<<set $happiness +=2>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[New Dorm]]\n
You chose to not purchase any books this semester. You save a lot of money-- nearly $300-- but your grades are going to suffer.\n<<set $academics -=20>>\n<<set $happiness -=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[New Dorm]]
Each dorm has an orange bin at the end of the year for people to donate their clothes and things that they dont want. All of these things will be sent to the Sustainable Move out Sale in the fall. You are helping out future students buy cheap used goods! <3 Next semester, you might just end up re-buying your old stuff, tough...\n\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[End of First Year]]\n<<endif>>
Would you like to tea for a society? You would join a group of girls in sisterhood, fun, tradition, and support.\n\n[[Yes, tea for a society]]\n[[No, don't tea for a society]]
You need to save your money as much as possible for this upcoming summer and year. You decide to stay at Wellesley but you're definitely sad that you couldn't be there to support you parents and brother.\n\n<<set $happiness -=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[The end of the year is looming]]\n<<endif>>
\n<<if $budget lte 200>>\nYou have qualified for an emergency loan from the Student Aid Society, and you can buy your plane ticket to go to your great aunt's funeral service.\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n<<else>>\nWe are sorry, but you do not qualify for a loan. \nYou decide not to attend the funeral service.\n\n<<set $happiness -=5>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[The end of the year is looming]]\n<<endif>>
Woo! You decide to work all break. Dollar billz in your pocket. A tear for the tan that could have been and for missing out on being with your friends.\n\n\n<<if visited ("Take the job, work 10 hours a week")>>\nYou work part time, and make $300 over break.\n<<set $budget +=300>>\n<<set $happiness -=3>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if visited ("Take the job, work 20 hours a week")>>\nYou work full time, and make $600 over break.\n<<set $budget +=600>>\n<<set $happiness -=3>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if visited ("Don't take the job")>>\nYou don't have a job. What will you do over [[Winter break]]?\n<<endif>> \n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Family finances]]\n<<endif>>
Think you have what it takes?\n\nTo handle a job, social life, extracurriculars, academics?\nHow about as a low-income student?\n\nYou wanna be on top? \n\nAmerica's Next Top Student\n\nLet's see if you can make it.\n\n[[Embark]]
Don't try to make an argument for it. You don't need that food. And $10 is nice to have. Mature decisions.\n\n<<set $happiness -=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Storage]]\n<<endif>>
What about your extra curriculars? What have you really committed to this year? Get active and be a part of a group on campus!\n\n[[Student government]]\n[[College Radio]]\n[[Choir]]\n[[Dance]]\n[[Nothing]]\n
Your new winter clothes are extremely warm, and very good quality. You definitely won't have to buy another coat or boots next year. You have spent $800.\n\n<<set $budget -= 800>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[Job opportunity]]
It's getting cold! Your West-coast blood can't handle the growing chill, and you should really buy a winter jacket and boots.\nYou pick something up from [[the Student Financial Aid Society free store]].\nYou buy something cheap at [[Walmart]].\nYou buy a [[high quality winter jacket and boots]]. It's an investment.
:(\n\nYou're out of money, completely BROKE.\n\nTry again, this time with an eye toward saving some of that moola so you can get through the year and maybe still feed yourself over the summer.
You join Wellesley College Dancers. Official dancing squad! You have to invest in some of that dancing garb.\n\n\n<<set $budget -=25>>\n<<set $happiness +=20>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Spring is coming]]\n<<endif>>
You become a DJ at WZLY. You have good taste in music and just want to spread that with the world. You buy a WZLY tank to represent and get recognized\n\n<<set $budget -=25>>\n<<set $happiness +=20>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Spring is coming]]\n<<endif>>
Mmmmm yummy greasy pad thai noodles ahhh\nyour money was going to nourishment and happiness so you can feel good about that.\n\n<<set $budget -=10>>\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Storage]]\n<<endif>>
You want to be comfy-- there's nothing wrong with that, my dear.\n\n<<set $budget -=300>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[Laundry]]
You decide to take the job and work 20 hours a week! Ca$h money, but now you're struggling with your homework and you're overworked, tired and stress\n\n<<set $budget +=1000>>\n<<set $academics -=10>>\n<<set $happiness -=10>>\n\n<<if visited ("Every time" or "About half the time")>>\n<<set $academics -=20>>\n<<endif>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Winter break]]\n<<endif>>
You have to fly home to the West coast, but other than that initial cost, you spend your break catching up on school work and relaxing with your friends and family. Not a bad winter break at all!\n\n<<set $budget -=300>>\n<<set $academics +=20>>\n<<set $happiness +=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[Family finances]]\n<<endif>>
You decide not to go. Who needs formal when there's studying am I right? Studying on a Saturday night is productive and fine. \n\n:'(\n\n<<set $academics +=5>>\n<<set $happiness -=10>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[End of the year]]\n<<endif>>
By Anneliese Klein, Jess Walker, & Michelle Surka
Your family is super tight and there's no way you can miss the funeral to be with your family during this hard time.\n\n<<set $budget -=300>>\n<<set $academics -=5>>\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[The end of the year is looming]]\n<<endif>>
You go to the free store and pick out a used jacket and some pretty worn out boots. The jacket is decent and will keep you warm through this winter, but the boots have peeling soles. Once it starts to snow, you're worried they won't last. Good luck to ya\n\n<<if visited ("Every time" or "About half the time")>>\nSince you go out into the Boston so often, your boots wear out about half way through winter and you end up having to buy a new pair at Walmart, since the free store is all out by then.\n<<set $budget -= 150>>\n<<endif>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n[[Job opportunity]]
Gettin too wild? Living the college dream?\n\nGood for you, but this is not Old School, or any other wild college movie. You need to buckle down and get to business. Academic probation just won't do for your scholarship. Who's going to want to lend you money if you're on probation? \nNope. Try again.
You decide to buy a used Ultrabook (kind of like a Mac Air)\n\n<<set $budget -=300>>\n<<set $academics +=10>>\n<<set $happiness +=5>>\n\nYou currently have $<<print $budget>>\nYour happiness level is at <<print $happiness>>\nYour academic level is at <<print $academics>>\n\n<<if $budget lte 0>>\n[[You are out of money]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $happiness lte -10>>\n[[You are too unhappy to continue]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $academics lte -10>>\n[[You are on academic probation]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $budget gte 0 && $academics gte -10 && $happiness gte -10>>\n[[College isn't all about the school work, you know]]\n<<endif>>