Figuring out how to pay back student loans.

Saving for retirement and hoping Social Security will be there for the future.

The risks of a high national debt.

Millennials have no shortage of reasons to be concerned about the fiscal health of our country. If you are a young person between the ages of 18 and 35, the fiscal decisions made by Congress today will be yours to own tomorrow. As the single largest generation in American history, millennials cannot afford to allow their voices to remain unheard in the fight for our economic future. They should step up and demand a budget that invests in them.

It begins by letting your leaders know what your principles and priorities are.

For Denver-area students and young professionals, I want to give you an easy way to do just that. I am hosting an event on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon in Metro State University’s Tivoli Center. I will offer an interactive exercise with the Concord Coalition — one where you will become the representative and make the decisions.

Working with your peers, you will construct a mock federal budget out of 40 options scored by the Congressional Budget Office, ranging from tax increases to spending cuts and everything in between. You’ll present your findings to me at the end of the exercise so that I understand what’s important to you.

Do you think that the United States should create a universal pre-K program? Should we cut NASA’s funding for space exploration? Raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans? Cut taxes for everybody? However you think the budget should be constructed, the choice is yours. Many of the choices will be tough ones if you want to balance the budget.

Tough choices and limited time to make those complex decisions: These are some of the difficult realities that I and my 434 colleagues in the House of Representatives face as we confront some of our deepest fiscal challenges. On Oct. 17, they’ll be your challenges too — but along with your friends and peers, you’ll learn a lot and perhaps even build a better budget.

Not bad for two hours on a Saturday. Think you’re up for the challenge? Call my office at (303) 844-4988 to get more details and RSVP today.

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat, represents the 1st District of Colorado.