🧭 Join the Lifestyle Calculator Challenge

Are you ready to help your students bridge the gap between their career aspirations and financial literacy? We're excited to announce the Lifestyle Calculator Challenge—a month-long contest designed to celebrate schools and educators who are using Pathful's newest tool to help students make informed career decisions based on real financial data.

What is the Lifestyle Calculator Challenge?

From September 15 through October 15, 2025, schools across the country will compete to see who can get the most students engaged with Pathful's Lifestyle Calculator. This isn't just about participation—it's about empowering students to understand the financial realities behind their career dreams and make informed decisions about their futures.

The Lifestyle Calculator is a powerful new tool that helps students explore the relationship between career choices and lifestyle expectations. By inputting their desired lifestyle preferences—from housing and transportation to entertainment and savings goals—students can see which careers align with their financial needs and adjust their expectations accordingly.

New to the Lifestyle Calculator? Learn more about this game-changing tool in our articles: "Helping Learners Connect Career Dreams to Financial Reality with Pathful's Lifestyle Calculator" and "Classroom Guide: Integrating the Lifestyle Calculator into Your Curriculum".

How It Works: Three Ways to Win

We believe in celebrating success in multiple ways, which is why we've designed three different pathways to recognition:

🥇 Percentage Leaders

Three schools with the highest percentage of students completing assessments will each win $150

This category ensures that schools of all sizes have an equal opportunity to win. Whether you have 50 students or 500, it's about engagement rates, not raw numbers. If rates tie, the average number of assessments per participating student decides the winner.

🚀 Volume Champions

Two schools with the highest total number of completions will each win $200

This category recognizes schools that achieve high participation numbers, complementing our percentage-based winners to ensure we celebrate success across different school contexts.

🎲 Educator Appreciation Raffle

Three random teachers with 30+ student completions will each win $50

Because we know that behind every successful implementation is a dedicated educator! Any teacher who gets 30+ of their students to complete the assessment will be entered into our appreciation raffle.

🏅 Digital Recognition

All winners will also receive custom digital badges recognizing their achievement

In addition to the prizes, every winning school and teacher will receive a custom digital badge that celebrates their success in the Lifestyle Calculator Challenge. These badges can be shared in newsletters, on social media, or displayed proudly as recognition of your commitment to student learning.

Tracking Your Progress

Throughout the challenge, we'll be publishing weekly leaderboards so you can see how your school is performing and get that extra motivation to keep students engaged. There's nothing quite like a little friendly competition to boost participation!

All tracking is done through our existing platform data, so there's no extra paperwork or reporting required from you—just focus on what you do best: teaching and inspiring your students.

Why This Matters

The Lifestyle Calculator isn't just another tool—it's a bridge between dreams and reality. When students can see the actual cost of their desired lifestyle and compare it to potential career earnings, they make more informed decisions about their education, training, and career paths.

This kind of financial awareness is crucial in today's economy, where student loan debt and living costs are major concerns for young people. By helping students understand these connections early, you're giving them a valuable head start on planning for their futures.

Ready to Get Started?

The challenge officially begins on September 15, 2025, and runs through October 15, 2025. Here's how you can maximize your impact:

1. Spread the word to your fellow educators—teamwork makes the dream work!
2. Encourage your students to explore the Lifestyle Calculator and complete their assessments
3. Integrate the tool into your existing career readiness and financial literacy curriculum
4. Check the weekly leaderboards to track your progress and celebrate milestones with your students

Winners will be announced on October 22, 2025, and we'll be reaching out directly to winning schools and raffle winners.

Let's Make an Impact Together

This challenge is more than a contest—it's an opportunity to help students make informed decisions about their futures while celebrating the incredible work you do every day. Whether you're a longtime Pathful user or just getting started with the Lifestyle Calculator, we're excited to see how you'll use this tool to inspire and educate your students.

Questions about the challenge? Reach out to your Customer Success Manager or support@pathful.com for support.

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