Financial Basics — Lesson 104

What Can You Do With Money?

Students identify what they currently do with their money (spend, save, share, invest). Then they are given a hypothetical financial goal, and $100 in Biz Kid$ Bucks, and asked how they would use the four categories to achieve that goal.

What Students Learn

There are four things you can do with money:

  • Spend it
  • Save it
  • Share it
  • Invest it

Suggested Time

  • Preview and Episode Viewing: 45 minutes
  • Activity 1: 10 minutes
  • Activity 2: 20 minutes
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