DURATION: 120 To 180 min

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 To 5

AGE: 13 To 29 years old

LEVEL OF TRUST: Medium

LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION: High

LEVEL OF LEVEL_OF_PREPARATION: Yes

MATERIAL: Yes

TOPIC: personal development

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INSTRUCTIONS:
Have a discussion with young people about the future and their life goals and aspirations. Focus on the main elements of those goals, such as: car, house, partner, kids, vacations, etc.
Create a timeline of life using those elements as milestones. You or a participant can do this either by drawing on a piece of paper or simply by describing it out loud.
For each milestone, discuss (and, if possible, write down) the costs and expected incomes in life. Present the statistics on the average yearly income of a person with elementary education in your country.
Make the same timeline with the average income of a person with secondary education.
If possible, show the difference visually.
Discuss and reflect on the significance of the difference in incomes.

MATERIALS:
1. Flipchart/whiteboard/papers
2. Internet for statistical data and looking up costs
3. Calculator

COMMENTS, TIPS & TRICKS:
Possible modification: ask about other stuff (for example, a participant's hobby and the equipment they need for it, etc.) and add them to the timeline.