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Money Decisions, Out Loud

Three short lessons for the parent of a teenager: think a real money decision out loud, show why the maths matters to their own life, and let them make the next call.

For grown-ups, from what WorthQuest teaches children at Spark & Anvil.

  1. Lesson 1Think it out loud
  2. Lesson 2Why it matters to them
  3. Lesson 3Let them make the next call
At the table · a grown-up and a teenager

One decision, out loud

You'll need: a real bill or offer (a phone plan, a subscription, a sale flyer) and a calculator.

  1. The grown-up thinks the decision out loud for one minute: the numbers, the trade-off, what is not known.
  2. Together, work out the cost over a whole year.
  3. The teenager picks a second decision and thinks it out loud the same way.
  4. Each says what they would choose and why. Nobody has to agree.

Print the guidebook (all lessons + the table activity) →