Needs vs. Wants
One of the foundational money conversations. Have your kid draw an arrow (or write the item) into the right column. Discuss anything that feels tricky — that's where the lesson lives.
Needs vs. Wants
From kidcashapp.com
A need is something you must have to be safe, healthy, or fed.
A want is something you'd like to have but could live without.
Sort these:
• Food for dinner
• A new video game
• A winter coat
• Candy at the register
• Toothpaste
• The latest phone
• Water
• A new pair of sneakers
• A trip to a theme park
• Medicine when you're sick
• A birthday cake
• A haircut
• Designer backpack
• School supplies
• A puppy
• Soap
• A movie ticket
• A pillow
NEEDS
WANTS
Bonus question: Pick one WANT. How many weeks of allowance would it take to save for it?
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Tip: Some items are genuinely tricky (is a haircut a need or a want?). The discussion is the whole point.
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