The sooner young people learn to handle money well, the smaller the chance of money problems later. That is the underlying idea and ambition of GeldLab, a unique place in the Netherlands where young people learn to manage money through play. At the center are 9 games in which money can be earned, spent, saved and/or borrowed. In GeldLab, learning to handle money takes concrete form. Learning by doing!
There are three things they must arrange themselves, just as in real life: doing groceries, acquiring a phone and a means of transport. The starting amount they receive at the beginning of the game is not enough. That is why there are various games in which they can earn money, for example as a pizza baker and delivery person, or by making price-conscious choices.
While playing the games, young people are faced with dilemmas and confronted with temptations and risks, based on recognizable situations from everyday life. Young people in GeldLab are helped to develop financial knowledge and skills. Do they have money left over after the game series, or are they in the red? In GeldLab, mistakes are allowed! It is better to make them in GeldLab than later in real life.