Incorporate Savings

[casillasenrique]

Describe the feature

Currently the game only tracks monthly income and expenses and has no concept of savings or investments. Though this may overcomplicate the game, it may be worth considering adding an accumulation feature for the migrant's finance. Some neat features that could follow from this could be:

• If the migrant accumulates enough savings (income > expenses), they could:
  • Pay off their debt if Make debt (borrowing money) matter #35 is implemented
  • Actually pay the fine if they get that card
  • Buy a computer, which could help with Minimize single-option cards and decisions  #70 by adding additional options for the digital and business skills cards
• If the migrant has higher expenses than income for too long, their gameplay may be affected:
  • Each turn may increase the likelihood that the "Stay or Leave" card appears, since they are unable to integrate and keep accumulating debt
  • May prevent them from being able to further borrow money, blocking out those options
  • Increase the chance of eviction since you can't pay rent

Priority

1 (Minor)

Additional Notes and Information

Idea taken from observing overall interactions and comments during the user study