Financial Literacy Sample

Give Every Dollar a Purpose · 13

A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: ACTIVITY 3 Did you stay within Aaliyah's budget? If so, was it hard to stay within Aaliyah's budget? If not, which item(s) could Aaliyah do without to stay within her budget? If this were your budget, which items would you remove and why?

Now that you've practiced creating categories and evaluating wants and needs with Aaliyah's budget, it's time to look at your own spending! Using the chart on the next page, keep a spending diary for a week, recording everything (and we mean ‡˜‡”›–Š‹‰ !) you spend money on. Try to look honestly at your spending patterns and habits as you determine what your needs are, what your wants are, and any ideas you might have to creatively save. SAMPLE