The Game of Life: GTA Edition

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1. Choose your path: pick a career you would love to explore! 2. Stop on the spot with the colour of your character. 3. Follow the directions on the space you land. 4. Make conscious decisions to survive in the GTA. 5. Have fun!

Instructions

The game of life: GTA edition

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Live your life with a stable high-salaried job as a doctor! See a doctor's journey to surviving in Toronto! For a family doctor, around $12,233 per month (according to Glassdoor)

Live your life as a fast-food employee! Work a full-time job (35-40 hours per week) or part-time (~20 hours a week), and earn a minimum-wage salary. See how a minimum-wage worker survives in the GTA! Typically starting out at minimum wage: $16:50

Live your life as a musician in the GTA! See a musician's journey to "making it" in the industry. See how you can go on tours to perform live music! Your salary will base off your success. Can range from less than minimum wage, to a millionaire.

Doctor

Fast-food employee

Musician

The game of life: GTA edition

Now that you have completed your chosen path, count your total money spent in a month! Based on your decisions, did you go over budget? Did you *just* survive? Did you manage to save some money?

Game conclusion

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The game of life: GTA edition

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Entertainment

Budget well! Apart from your necessary expenses, see how much money you can put aside to have fun in the city!

Commuting with the TTC

This can depend on your decision with renting. If you decided to rent downtown and that is where your job or education is, you can save here! Otherwise, maybe consider a monthly pass.

Extra costs for a fast-food worker

Depending the place you are working, you may need to wear all-black outfits and shoes paid from your own pockets, or might not receive benefits. Should you choose to invest in them at an additional cost?

Choose where you live

Living in the GTA can be very expensive. Each area has a certain price range that can vary. By choosing an area further from the downtown core, students or employees needing to access that area need to commute a lot and can cause many inconveniences, but get to save money on rent. As you might have debt, choose wisely!

Utilities cost

Sorry, you don't have much of a choice here! Below are statistics on basic utility packages, though if you decide for faster Internet or other upgrades, costs may increase.

Cost of groceries - fit your balanced diet

• Milk (regular), (1 gallon) $14.39
• Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) $3.25

• Rice (white) (1 lb) $2.07

• Eggs (regular) (12) $4.55

• Local Cheese (1 lb) $7.33
• Chicken Fillets (1 lb) $7.75
• Beef Round (1 lb) $9.14
• Apples (1 lb) $2.53

Pets (optional)

Pets can be very beneficial to your mental health, but can also harm it due to its high costs making you increase your work hours to afford it. It can also be stressful to take care of something that is alive: an animal. The link deduces the costs per year, this is an average per month if it was equally divided by 12 (as the rest of the game shows monthly prices).

Working as a doctor

The pros & cons

• Is a high-paying job
• Requires years of education and residency
• Requires passing the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
• Long work hours
• Hard work-life balance
• Expensive tuition (University of Toronto $25,247.17 per year for domestic Ontario students)

Choose where you live

Living in the GTA can be very expensive. Each area has a certain price range that can vary. By choosing an area further from the downtown core, students or employees needing to access that area need to commute a lot and can cause many inconveniences, but get to save money on rent. As someone earning minimum wage, choose wisely.Choose wisely!

Entertainment

Budget well! Apart from your necessary expenses, see how much money you can put aside to have fun in the city!

Commuting with the TTC

This can depend on your decision with renting. If you decided to rent downtown and that is where your job or education is, you can save here! Otherwise, maybe consider a monthly pass.

Extra costs

Being a doctor involves many high-quality equipment. It matters because it impacts your profession, and the treatment your patients will receive. Among that is also your uniform, to let patients know who you are. Consider the amount of sets you will need, costs are expensive!

Commuting with the TTC

This can depend on your decision with renting. If you decided to rent downtown and that is where your job or education is, you can save here! Otherwise, maybe consider a monthly pass.

Pets (optional)

Pets can be very beneficial to your mental health, but can also harm it due to its high costs making you increase your work hours to afford it. It can also be stressful to take care of something that is alive: an animal. The link deduces the costs per year, this is an average per month if it was equally divided by 12 (as the rest of the game shows monthly prices).

Utilities cost

Sorry, you don't have much of a choice here! Below are statistics on basic utility packages, though if you decide for faster Internet or other upgrades, costs may increase.

Choose where you live

Living in the GTA can be very expensive. Each area has a certain price range that can vary. By choosing an area further from the downtown core, students or employees needing to access that area need to commute a lot and can cause many inconveniences, but get to save money on rent. As a musician, choose wisely. Choose wisely!

Utilities cost

Sorry, you don't have much of a choice here! Below are statistics on basic utility packages, though if you decide for faster Internet or other upgrades, costs may increase.

Working a minimum-wage job

• Earn money to pay for expenses or education
• Get work experience you can put on your resume
• Network!
• Doesn't make a livable wage...
• Time-consuming

Pets (optional)

Pets can be very beneficial to your mental health, but can also harm it due to its high costs making you increase your work hours to afford it. It can also be stressful to take care of something that is alive: an animal. The link deduces the costs per year, this is an average per month if it was equally divided by 12 (as the rest of the game shows monthly prices).

Extra costs for your career

As a musician, you have many additional costs. However, the cost varies as per the quality you decide. upwards of $100,000 for a full-blown professional setup.

Entertainment

Budget well! Apart from your necessary expenses, see how much money you can put aside to have fun in the city!

Choose your path!

Musicians can "make it" in the industry on their own, or get education first. What will you choose?

Cost of groceries - fit your balanced diet

• Milk (regular), (1 gallon) $14.39
• Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) $3.25

• Rice (white) (1 lb) $2.07

• Eggs (regular) (12) $4.55

• Local Cheese (1 lb) $7.33
• Chicken Fillets (1 lb) $7.75
• Beef Round (1 lb) $9.14
• Apples (1 lb) $2.53

Cost of groceries - fit your balanced diet

• Milk (regular), (1 gallon) $14.39
• Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) $3.25

• Rice (white) (1 lb) $2.07

• Eggs (regular) (12) $4.55

• Local Cheese (1 lb) $7.33
• Chicken Fillets (1 lb) $7.75
• Beef Round (1 lb) $9.14
• Apples (1 lb) $2.53

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