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Learners discuss the incentives and opportunity costs of spending vs. saving. They follow an interactive website which shows them the how much money they could end up with by saving instead of spending.

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Concepts

saving money, budgeting, incentives, interest, opportunity cost, credit, cost-benefit analysis

Additional Tags

incentives, interest, opportunity cost, savings, social studies
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Resource Details

Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Year
2015
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