Zindangi plans to teach financial skills though social game

Players of social games like Restaurant City and Hotel City might fancy themselves savvy financial geniuses already. But those looking to learn more about financial decisions in the real world might be better off waiting for an ambitious, educational social gaming project from startup Zindagi.

Billed as "Farmville meets Mint.com" on their web site, Zindagi's current project promises to teach students about entrepreneurship through a platform "that combines some of the best aspects of social gaming, such as incentive structures, social networking, and competition, with hands-on money management experience." It's that "hands-on" part that has us really excited about this idea. Players in Zindagi's game will master budgeting and saving skills using their own money, and be rewarded with real financial rewards through their efforts.

"The concept is really simple: Instead of trying to make games more life-like, Zindagi makes use of the fact that real life is already one big game," Zindagi co-founder Jason Young said in an interview with ReadWriteStart. And that kind of real-world financial experience for students is more important than ever, given a recent survey showing that 95% of new high school graduates are financially illiterate.

Zindagi is still looking for $25,000 in funding through its Kickstarter page, and we really hope they succeed in finding it, if for no other reason than because we really need some incentive to balance our checkbooks, and their game seems like the best chance of that happening any time soon.

FarmVille New England Buildings: New England Inn, Delicate Cottage, & Light House

There are three additional limited edition New England buildings including the New England Inn, Delicate Cottage, and Light House.

These LE buildings can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 12 days only and afterwards will be retired items.
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FarmVille New England Buildings (Released on July 22, 2010):

    New England Inn – 42 FV$
    Delicate Cottage – 38 FV$
    Light House – 150,000 coins


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

What do you think of these new buildings? Will you buy any for your farm?

FarmVille Permanent Crops: Spinach & Carnival Squash Crops

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There are two new permanent crops, Spinach and Carnival Squash now available in the FarmVille Market!

Both of these seeds can be purchased at any time and will have Crop Mastery available.

Spinach seeds cost 35 Coins and are ready to harvest in 14 hours and yield 95 Coins and 2 XP.

Carnival Squash seeds cost 355 Coins and ready to harvest in 8 hours and yield 435 Coins and 1 XP.

Spinach
Star 1: 300
Star 2: 600
Star 3: 900

Carnival Squash
Star 1: 2,000
Star 2: 4,000
Star 3: 6,000

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you grow Spinach or Carnival Squash on your farm?

FarmVille LE Wild West Decorations: Cactus Garden, Corral Fence, Corral Gate, Horse Post, & Town Statue

There are new Limited Edition Wild West decorations including a Cactus Garden, Corral Fence, Corral Gate, Horse Post, and Town Statue now available in FarmVille!

These LE decorations can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 12 days only.

FarmVille LE Wild West Decorations (Released August 26th 2010):

    Cactus Garden – 7 FV$
    Corral Fence – 5,000 Coins
    Corral Gate – 10,000 Coins
    Horse Post – 150,000 Coins
    Town Statue -100,000 Coins


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you purchase any of these LE Wild West decorations for your farm?

FarmVille LE Wild West Buildings: Trading Post, Wild West Barn, & Wild West Barn

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There are new Limited Edition Wild West buildings including a Trading Post, Wild West Barn, and Wild West Shed now available in FarmVille.

These LE buildings can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 12 days only.

FarmVille LE Wild West Buildings (Released: August 26th 2010):

    Trading Post – 34FV$
    Wild West Barn – 30FV$
    Wild WEst Shed – 100,000 Coins


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you purchase any of these LE Wild West buildings for your farm?