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Compare two items by using price as a common measuring stick. Reason through why a $12 lunch, a $12 book, and $12 of gas can be compared even though they are totally different things.

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Separate the price tag from what something is worth to one person. Practice spotting why the same item can feel like a bargain to one buyer, too expensive to another, and useless to someone else.

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Recognize that every purchase uses money that could have gone somewhere else. Name the next-best option you give up when you choose one item, service, or experience over another.

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Use opportunity cost to compare choices that are not just about the sticker price. Decide what is really being given up when money, time, convenience, quality, or future flexibility are part of the choice.

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Sort everyday spending choices into needs, wants, and priorities without treating the categories as fixed for everyone. Practice explaining why rent, groceries, a phone, or new shoes may land differently depending on the situation.

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Compare what you receive with what you give up before buying. Use simple questions about usefulness, durability, enjoyment, timing, and alternatives to decide whether a purchase feels worth it.

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Recognize saving as keeping money for later instead of spending it now. Connect saved dollars to future choices, emergencies, larger purchases, and the ability to wait for a better option.

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Recognize borrowing as using money now that must be repaid later. Compare the immediate benefit of borrowing with the future obligation it creates, without calculating interest yet.

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Distinguish owning, owing, lending, and being paid back in plain language. Trace who has the money, who has the item, and who still has a claim when someone lends cash or buys something on credit.

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Use money as a store of value by carrying buying power from one moment to another. Notice why cash in a wallet, money in an account, and a gift card can all preserve value in different ways, with different limits.

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Review this chapter with practice based on your mistakes.