AUSTIN, Texas · September 2026
Numerica Credit Union ran Cashy’s Life Game for more than 1,000 high school students at MoneyIRL, a financial education event for 12 Spokane-area school districts held on September 22, 2026 at the Spokane Convention Center.
Numerica hosted MoneyIRL together with Gesa Credit Union, STCU, and BECU, with volunteers from other local credit unions. Students worked through a Bite of Reality budgeting simulation and a set of hands-on activities, and Numerica brought Cashy as its interactive piece of the day.
Founded in 1937 and headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington, Numerica serves more than 179,000 members and holds $4.3 billion in assets. Its financial education team works with schools, community groups, and members across eastern Washington and beyond.
“Cashy gives us an engaging, scalable way to make financial education come to life whether working with a group of 10 or 1,000.”
Numerica Credit Union, on LinkedIn after MoneyIRLJon Maroni, Financial Engagement Manager at Numerica, ran three rounds of the Life Game back to back as groups of students rotated through the convention hall. In the Life Game, students make a run of money decisions on their own devices, buying, investing, and starting a business, and see the results on the big screen. The game keeps score on both money and happiness, so the winning strategy is rarely the obvious one.
One person at the front of the room ran each round. The game paces the session, which is what makes a room of several hundred students workable without a team of presenters.
“Jon ran the Life Game for more than 1,000 students in a single day from the front of the room. One facilitator, a convention hall of high schoolers, and every one of them playing. That is the kind of session Cashy is built for.”
Mart Vainu, CEO, CashyNumerica uses Cashy across its financial education program, in classrooms, community sessions, and events like MoneyIRL. The team has written about how it lets first-time presenters run a session with confidence.
Customer story How Numerica scaled its volunteer program with Cashy Read the full storyCashy turns financial education into live game shows, interactive presentations, and self-paced lessons people remember.
More than 50 banks and credit unions run Cashy in their workshops, on their websites and online banking, and in the local schools they sponsor. Learn more at cashygame.com.
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As a not-for-profit credit union owned by members, Numerica is here for your well-being. Its core purpose is “Enhancing lives, fulfilling dreams, building communities,” and it has served its communities since 1937. Learn more at numericacu.com.
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