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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Activity 3
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From the Mixed-up Budget of ______________________________________
It's time to see what you learned from Claudia and Jamie's experience. Listed below are some expenses that a typical kid might have during an average week during the school year. Mixed up with the expenses are sources of income for a typical kid.
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- Use the list to make a weekly budget for yourself.
- Choose at least five expenses.
- Choose at least three sources of income.
- Write the expenses and income amounts in the correct columns.
- Add all expenses, then add all income.
- Make sure that you have enough income to pay for all expenses. If you don't, you must spend less or add some more income.
- If you have more income than expenses, label the difference "saving" and list it under your expense column.
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| New basketball shoes: $65.00 |
Walk neighbor's dog, earn $2.00 |
| Weekly allowance: $5.00 |
Hot fudge sundae: $1.99 |
| Wash the car, earn $3.00 |
Bubble bath: $4.00 |
| Movie (Sat. afternoon): $3.00 |
Library fine: $0.20 |
| Movie (Sat. night): $5.00 |
English notebook: $0.75 |
| Popcorn & soda at movie: $6.50 |
Water plants and earn $0.50 |
| Clean litter box, earn $1.00 |
Clean the toilets, earn $1.50 |
| Babysit 2 hours, earn $4.00 |
Play Goofy Golf: $3.00 |
| Soda after volleyball: $0.50 |
Baseball cards: $1.50 |
| Donation for poor: $0.65 |
Play video game: $0.75 |
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