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    Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?: Making Budget Choices
    Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?: Making Budget Choices
    Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?: Making Budget Choices
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    Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?: Making Budget Choices

    By Jennifer S. Larson

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    Do you plan how much money you’ll use to buy candy? Or how much you’ll save for a new video game? Then you’re budgeting! A budget is a plan for spending and saving. Budgets help people decide how to use their money wisely. What do you need to buy? What do you want? And how can you make a budget? Read this book to find out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781541502550
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    Jennifer S. Larson

    Jennifer S. Larson has written many nonfiction books for young readers.

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