(Optional) Identify strategies for earning and saving money.

Identification should include strategies to earn money, such as

  • babysitting
  • washing cars
  • walking dogs/pet sitting
  • lawn maintenance
  • shoveling snow
  • running errands.

Strategies for saving should include

  • setting a goal to accumulate money for a special purpose
  • regularly setting aside a portion of earnings and/or gift money
  • using effective comparison shopping for food, clothing, and other purchases. 

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

  • Why is it important for young adults to earn money?
  • Why is it important for young adults to save money?

Communication

  • How can communicating with others help you discover ways to earn money?
  • What resources are available to help you find ways to earn money?

Leadership

  • How is comparison shopping for food similar to comparison shopping for clothes? How are the two different?
  • How can working to earn money help you develop leadership skills?

Management

  • Why is it important to set goals when saving money for a special purpose?
  • Why is it important to have a plan for saving on a regular basis?
  • What can be the long-term results of saving money? Of not saving money?