NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — On Thursday, BankOnBuffalo hosted a financial reality fair at Niagara Falls High School teaching students how to manage money and future finances.
Seniors at the school walked through stations representing health insurance, rent, and other real-time struggles with a career-based salary.
"They'll know what it is to actually purchase this purchase that, they have their own money, and even in schools now there isn't a curriculum on financial wellness or financial literacy. So this is just our way to show them what it is and how it is to create a budget in the simplest way," said Darnell Heyward, BankOnBuffalo's Community Responsibility Officer.
Some seniors told 7 News they are blown away by how expensive living can be.
"I didn't know everything was expensive," said NFHS senior Atarh Walker.
