Back to School Budget

Back to School Budget

Back to School Budget
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 3 to 4
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	2.87

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		budget, discount, knowing, pens, boring, provided, whatever, world, doing, mall, aside, supplies, enthusiasm, several, exactly, already
	content words:		Timothy Halenger

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Back to School Budget
By Beth Beutler

¹     "A budget? What in the world?" I thought as Mom began talking to me about back-to-school shopping.

²     "Shelli, we will be going shopping for back-to-school items on Saturday, and this year we will have a plan."

³     "What do you mean, Mom?"

⁴     "Each year, we go out and spend a lot of money on clothes and supplies. I usually charge it on my credit card. But then I have a big bill to pay over the next several months. This time, it will be different."

⁵     "How?"

⁶     "For the last few months, I have been putting aside a little bit of money each month. When we go on Saturday, I'll know exactly what I have to spend, and I will pay cash."

⁷     "So, how much do we have?" I asked with curiosity.

⁸     "$200," Mom answered.

⁹     "Wow! Let's go shopping!" I stated with enthusiasm.

¹⁰     Mom chuckled. "Hold your horses, sweetie. Wait until you see how far $200 can go."

¹¹     When Saturday came, the first place we went was the office supply store. This was odd. Mom enjoyed clothes shopping as much as I did, and we usually hit the mall first.

¹²     "What are you doing?"

¹³     "Well, Shelli, the school supplies are the first priority. You already have clothes, but your pens, pencils and paper supplies are gone."

¹⁴     This was boring. "All right, let's get it over with."

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