I graduated in the early 90's (don't want to date myself exactly
) and we had Economics in our senior year. We were all told to take the newspaper, find a home and a job. This was the basis of our "life" on paper. We got paid every week, paid our mortgage (which we calculated) and our expenses. This class was one of the best classes I had in HS. This class was required in order to graduate. I hope they are still requiring it...