The Skills School
Doesn’t Teach.
In two hours your kid will make more real financial decisions than most adults make in a month. And they will feel every consequence before the stakes are actually real.
Most kids graduate without ever making a real financial decision.
Not because they are not smart. Because nobody had time to teach it. Real Life Skills Lab fixes that in two hours.
What Happens in the Room
Your kid picks a career they actually want and finds out what it pays before they have committed to a path and discovered it will not cover the life they imagined.
They pay rent. Transportation. Food. Phone. Insurance. With money they can actually hold and hand over. Before the first Lifestyle card hits they already understand something most adults learned the hard way.
Then life throws something at them. A broken phone. A car repair. An unexpected bill. They handle it with whatever they have left. Or they do not. Either way they leave understanding something no class has ever taught them.
By the end of two hours they know what a paycheck actually covers, which career they would need to afford the life they want, what it feels like to make a real decision under pressure, and what happens when you spend money you did not have saved.
That is financial intelligence. Career awareness. Decision making under pressure. And the kind of self-awareness that only comes from actually feeling something, not just hearing about it.
All of it. Two hours. $50.
Financial intelligence is not just about what you earn. It is about what you keep.
Simple. Affordable. Impactful.
Two ways to attend: online via Zoom, or in person at Henry County Parks & Recreation locations. New online sessions launching Saturday, August 1. Rec-center registration handled through Henry County Parks & Rec.
What Your Kid Walks Away With
They know how money actually works
Not from a textbook. From doing it. They have sat down with $3,000, paid real expenses, made real decisions, and felt what it costs to live before the real stakes hit.
They leave with confidence, not just information
Students finish the session knowing they are capable of making smart financial decisions and building a strong future. That belief is the starting point for everything.
They know which direction they are heading
Every student picks a career card and sees what it pays in year one versus what it pays when they are established. Some of them change their mind about what they want to do with their life in the first 20 minutes of the session. That is not an accident.
Meet Coach Nish
Coach Nish is a youth life skills facilitator, certified life coach with over 13 years of experience, founder of Real Life Skills Lab, and a McDonough mom who has spent the last year and a half working inside Georgia schools delivering financial literacy and life skills programming to students across Henry County and surrounding districts.
Her background includes years working in juvenile probation, where she saw firsthand what happens when young people reach adulthood without the financial literacy, decision-making skills, and self-awareness they need to build stable lives. That experience is what drove her to build Real Life Skills Lab.
She built the financial simulation herself. Tested it with real students. Watched kids run out of money before groceries, figure out workarounds, and leave the room thinking differently about their future. Then refined it based on what actually happened in the room.
Her sessions do not feel like class. They feel like a challenge. That is by design.
Built for Every Kind of Kid
Middle Schoolers
Ages 9-13 learning about money and decisions before the real choices start.
High Schoolers
Ages 14-18 getting ready for jobs, college, and life on their own.
At-Risk Youth
Students who need practical skills and mentorship most. This room is built for them.
Every Kid
The simulation works because it puts every student in the same situation with the same starting point. It does not matter what they know walking in. It matters what they decide.
See It In Action
Bring Real Life Skills Lab to Your Community
Libraries, rec centers, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, and community organizations. We want to partner with you.
What a Partnership Looks Like
You provide the space. Coach Nish brings everything else, including the curriculum, materials, facilitation, and energy. Families register and pay directly, so there is no cost to your organization.
You get quality youth programming added to your calendar. Your community gets skills that change how young people think about their future.
Email Us to Partner- ✓ No cost to your organization
- ✓ We handle all curriculum and materials
- ✓ Max 20 students per session
- ✓ Can run 2 sessions per day (one at 10 AM, one at 1 PM)
- ✓ Flexible scheduling
- ✓ Impact report provided after each session
- ✓ Available for recurring weekly programs
Most adults are still figuring this out in their 30s. Your kid can have the foundation at 12.
$50 per student. 20 kids max.
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