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You receive an allowance. What is a smart first step?

Make a plan for the money with your grown-up.

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  1. Spend it before thinking
  2. Plan how to use it ✔
  3. Hide it and forget it

Why: An allowance is a chance to practice money choices. Talk about what to save, spend, or use for another purpose.

Huh, didn't know that: People get money in different ways, and they may spend it in different ways too.

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Answer: Plan how to use it. An allowance is a chance to practice money choices. Talk about what to save, spend, or use for another purpose.

  1. School-age children and earning www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/money-as-you-grow/school-age-children-preteens/explore-earning
    the most important part of an allowance is talking with you about his plans for the money
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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