Financial Decision Making Everfi 1

If you have limited means, you _____.

• have too much money

• spend too much money

• can’t have everything

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When you must give something up in order to get something else, it is called _____.

• a sound investment

• an opportunity cost

• a lost chance

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why do you need to use decision making skills if you have limited means?

• Since you are not able to have everything, you must decide what you really need.

• Making decisions is possible when you can have everything.

• You have too much money which makes decision making hard.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

An opportunity cost can make decision making difficult because _____.

• you may only get that opportunity once

• the costs might be extremely high

• you must choose to give up some things in order to get other things

Before you buy something you want, you should buy _____.

• something that is cheap

• something you need

• something expensive

Food, water, shelter and clothing are examples of _____.

• wants

• needs

• opportunities

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

If you have limited means you may need to prioritize. This could mean crossing video games off your shopping list and replacing them with _____.

• groceries

• designer jeans

• new sneakers

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Setting a goal lets you _____.

• achieve nothing

• forget next steps

• achieve what you want to do

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When you have a goal, you can _____.

• plan out steps to achieve it

• buy more of what you want

• spend all of your money at one time

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of these will NOT help you achieve a goal?

• Setting the goal

• Hoping you meet it

• Planning out steps to meet it

• Prioritizing decision