Bite of Reality 2

RMJ Foundation

About this app

Credit unions offer reality fairs to teenagers across the country, helping them to understand the need to understand money and budgeting. A reality fair is a fun, hands-on simulation that appeal to teens while giving them a taste of real-world financial realities - giving them a better understanding of the challenges of living on a budget.

This app was developed by the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation.
Funding for this app generously provided by the National Credit Union Foundation.

Ratings and reviews

absolutely TERRIBLE app. the reps were uncooperative and wouldn't let me get the options I wanted and could afford. I genuinely was in $500 of credit card debt and could not find anyone to pay it off or get a part-time job. this app is COMPLETELY unrealistic because a chemical engineer should NOT be making $36,000 a year. 0/10 would not recommend waste of a period

Completely unbearable. You are forced to make 10 purchases, many of which are unreasonable and can be completely avoided in real life. Every career is pre generated, meaning that if you you choose the same career as someone else, you will have the same wife and child, as well as similar credit score. The app incredibly buggy and poorly designed. The keyboard will just keep popping up when you want to go back. I hope the schools got some kind of grant money for subjecting us to this garbage.

Bite of Reality 2 showed how quickly money runs out when you have real-life expenses. Even with a decent starting amount, things like rent, food, and random costs added up fast. It made budgeting feel necessary, not optional. Overall, it helped me understand the importance of saving and making smarter financial decisions.

What’s new

- added Spanish localization to Service CU
- fixed a survey answer selection bug
- updated the time stamp format