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Money Smarts

Be the boss of your money: tell needs from wants, make a budget, and let compound interest quietly grow your savings over time.
💸Money In, Money Out
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INCOME ⬇️
Money that comes IN — a job, allowance, or a gift.
YOU
YOUR BUDGET
A plan that decides where each dollar goes before you spend it.
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EXPENSE ⬇️
Money that goes OUT when you buy or pay for something.
⚖️ Golden rule: spend less than you earn. Needs (food, shelter, safety) come before wants (extras that are nice, but not necessary).
🫙Split It Into 3 Jars
💰SAVE
Pay yourself first! Tuck away a little every time you get money.
★ Your secret weapon
🛒SPEND
Money for your needs and a few wants you really enjoy.
Plan it on purpose
🎁GIVE
Share a little to help others or support a cause you care about.
Smart money helps too
📈How Compound Interest Grows
Year 1 Year 5 Year 10 Year 20 Year 30 growth speeds up over time! ⏳ start small
🤯 Whoa fact: a single penny that magically doubles every day would be worth more than $5 million after just 30 days — that's the wild power of compounding!
⚖️Your Net Worth Score
OWN OWE
💎 Net Worth = what you OWN − what you OWE
What you OWN: savings, cash, and things of value 💰
What you OWE: any debt from money you borrowed 🧾
Saving more & owing less makes your score grow ⬆️
🔑Key Terms
💵Income Money that comes IN — pay, a gift, or an allowance.
🧾Expense Money that goes OUT when you buy or pay for something.
📋Budget A plan for how your money is split into saving, spending, & giving.
🐷Saving Keeping some money instead of spending it — pay yourself first.
🌱Compound Interest Earning interest on your savings AND on the interest you already earned.
💎Net Worth What you OWN minus what you OWE — your money picture in one score.
Remember: time is your secret weapon — starting young lets compound interest do the heavy lifting, so even small, steady saving can grow a LOT!
✏️ Future-Ready Anchor Chart · Money Smarts: Saving & Growing Wealth
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