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Pocket Money And Pester Power

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Students participate in a number of activities to examine how young people think about, use and make money. They determine what young people prefer to spend money on, if there are gender differences and how they compare to students in other countries. They discuss whether teenagers should hold jobs or not.

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saving money, budgeting, consumer goods, earnings, money

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consumer goods, earnings, money, saving, programs
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5th - 6th
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