Financial and Career Education Game for 'Life Practice' Conducted for 66 First-Year Junior High Students

Broad-minded Inc., a financial services company dedicated to the purpose of "Unleashing the Power of Finance" to support the realization of life plans, has been providing on-site workshops using card games to over 3,000 students since September 2024. On February 12, 2026, the company held a session for 66 first-year students at Sakurai City Omiwa Junior High School.

■ Workshop Content: 'Life Produce' – A Strategy to Achieve Your Ideal Life

This program is designed to help students learn the importance of planning and preparation for the future by experiencing a virtual life through a card game developed by our company. The goal is not simply to earn money, but to realize one's "desired achievements" while managing limited time and financial resources.

The program is intended for upper elementary, junior high, and high school students and can be utilized in integrated studies, career education, and financial literacy classes.

▼ For details on 'Life Produce' and available areas, please visit: https://www.b-minded.com/news/pressrelease/2629/

■ Student Feedback (Excerpts)

① Impressions of the Game

• It taught me that experiencing various things in life is important.
• I was happy to achieve all my goals both times. I think I did better the second time because I planned ahead and bought insurance.
• I realized it's tough; if you don't think carefully, you run out of money (or end up in debt in real life), and sometimes you can't fulfill your children's wishes.
• I realized that time runs out faster than money, so I want to live without wasting my days.

② Advice to Their Future Adult Selves Based on What They Learned

• You will definitely be able to do what you love if you plan your money and time and think about how to use them.
• It's good to do what you love, but I think it's also important to think about the life that follows.
• I want to live a life without regrets. I want to challenge myself with many things!
• We got to live two lives in the game, but in reality, we only have one, so I want to do what I truly want to do.

■ Conclusion

By promoting essential financial education and life planning awareness even among the younger generation who have fewer opportunities to think about money, we hope to help them use money when and where it is needed as adults and ensure they do not give up on their ideal lives.