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🪙 Money basics · Lesson 19
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From Allowance to Steady Income

Steady income arrives on a schedule, so you can plan with it.

The idea

Income is money that comes in to you, like allowance, gift money, or pay for doing jobs. Steady income means it arrives on a regular schedule, such as every Saturday, so you can actually plan around it. You can make income steadier by agreeing with a grown-up on exactly which jobs you do, how often you do them, and what each one pays. When you know roughly what is coming in, deciding what to save and what to spend gets a lot easier. 💪

Words to know

income
Money that comes in to you.
allowance
Money a grown-up gives you regularly, often for chores.
chore
A job around the house that someone needs done.
steady
Happening on a regular schedule you can count on.
budget
A plan for what your money will do.

Try it — no account needed

Some money repeats. Some money happens once.

Sort each one into the right pile.

0 / 6 sorted

In the full lesson

  1. 1Sort into groups
  2. 2Work out the number
  3. 3Make the call

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