Debt Management Workshop

A co-operative learning adventure

Workshop Overview

Our Debt Management Workshop teaches participants about debt, personal finances, and how to avoid scams through our original game, Debtzilla. Debtzilla is a co-operative game that requires participants to work together to defeat the mighty financial monster of destruction: Debtzilla.
This workshop can also be carried out using our original game, Debtzilla RPG, which is a version of Debtzilla designed for online learning.

We conducted a Debtzilla workshop with 250 students at JuYing Secondary School. The team i

The Education Behind Debtzilla

Debtzilla is a co-operative game that teaches players the basics of cashflow and debt management. Throughout the game, players must make critical decisions on how to manage their spending habits and when should they take out or pay back a loan. The game also reflects the harsh reality of the effect of compound interest and inflation when it is working against the players. The villains are designed around famous financial disasters and scams around the world and can be used to highlight the danger of scams and frauds.

The Education Behind Debtzilla RPG

Debtzilla RPG is a co-operative game based on the board game, "Debtzilla", that teaches players the basics of cashflow and debt management. Throughout the game, players must make critical decisions on how to manage their spending habits and when should they take out or pay back a loan. The game also reflects the harsh reality of the effect of compound interest and inflation when it is working against the players. The villains are designed around famous financial disasters and scams around the world and can be used to highlight the danger of scams and frauds.

Learning Outcomes

Our workshop makes learning about income management and expenses a fun experience for youth and adults alike. By the end of the workshop, participants will gain an understanding of good and bad debt to adapt confidently to the economy's changing financial landscape.

Managing Income

Learn basic strategies of managing income and expenses.

Recognize major pitfalls of personal finance management and how to overcome them

Debt Manangement

Understand the differences between good and bad debt.

Learn how to make debt beneficial for your needs.

Compounding Interest

Discover the power of compounding interest.

Learn how to make it work for you instead of against you.

Workshop Format

In this workshop, participants will first learn about the rules of the game as well as it's learning outcomes, and will then sit in tables of 2-5 people and play the game with the assistance of a game master. The workshop can also be done using the Debtzilla RPG game.

The workshop runs for 2 hours, and requires a minimum of 20 pax.