Presented to: Greene Middle Schoolers, Palo Alto.
What's up, it's Rishi. Today, I want to share a simple budgeting trick I taught at Dreamcatchers last week: the 50/30/20 rule.
Here's how it works:
50% of your money goes to needs (like food and shelter)
30% goes to wants (like movies or video games)
20% goes to savings and paying off debt
We did a fun exercise where each student got a pretend $100 allowance and had to budget it. Here's what one student, Maria, came up with:
Needs ($50): $30 for school lunch, $20 for bus fare
Wants ($30): $15 for movies, $15 for snacks
Savings ($20): All into her piggy bank for a new bike
The kids loved seeing how they could still have fun money while saving for bigger goals.
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