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Billy the Borrowing Blue-Footed Booby (Money Tales)

Time: 30 mins,
Updated: September 19 2022,
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Learn about wants and needs.
  • Learn about borrowing goods and services.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Concepts

Borrower, Financial Planning, Lend

In this personal finance book, a serial spender discovers that there’s a difference between wanting something and needing it.

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