Ask Dr. Money
Teens’ Spending Habits
____ smart are you with your money?
These are the ____ of a survey of 100 students at Green Middle School.
We first asked students “Are you smart with your ____?”
As Graph 1 shows, 70% ____ “No” while 30% answered “Yes.”
We ____ asked the students who answered “No” what their biggest money worry is.
As Graph 2 ____, 60% think they don’t have enough allowance while 28% think they have difficulty saving money.
Lastly, 12% said they spent money on ____ they didn’t need.
Our survey shows that the majority of students think they are not ____ with their money.
Managing money is not easy, and becoming a smart ____ takes effort.
Do you have any money worries?
____ talk with Dr. Money.
I’m Jason. I get a weekly allowance, but I never have ____.
By Thursday, all of my ____ is gone.
I don’t ____ how to solve this problem.
Hi, I’m Dr. ____. Let’s look at your spending diary.
You used up most of your money at the beginning of the ____.
Here’s my tip. Don’t carry around ____ of your weekly allowance.
Divide the money into ____.
Then ____ only the money you need for each day.
Q: Hello, Dr. Money. I’m Steve.
I have difficulty saving ____.
For example, I’ve been saving to go to my favorite singer’s ____ for the last two months.
However, I ____ don’t have enough money.
I don’t ____ what to do.
Let’s see. In the last few weeks, you spent 80% of your ____ and only saved 20%.
I think you’ve ____ spending too much.
To save money, you ____ to have a tighter budget.
For example, you can follow the ____ rule.
Save 50%, spend 40%, and donate the ____ 10% to charity.
By following the rule, you ____ manage your money better.
Then you can save money ____ to buy the ticket.
Q: I’m Minji.
I like to buy things on ____.
If something’s on sale, I buy it although I don’t ____ it.
Last week, I bought ____ T-shirts on sale, but I already have many.
Buying things on sale is good if you buy ____ you need.
In your ____, the problem is that you buy things you don’t even need.
Here’s ____ advice.
Before you buy something, ask yourself, “Do I ____ need this?”
Also, before you go ____, make a shopping list.
Don’t buy ____ that aren’t on the list even if they’re on sale.
Then you won’t ____ things on the spot.