Workers and Their Paychecks

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Trade-offs everywhere — find them.

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Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.

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Workers do many jobs to help our community. They earn paychecks for their hard work. This money helps them buy things they need, like food and clothes. Everyone's job is important!

Key facts

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1Workers earn paychecks for their jobs.
2Paychecks help buy things we need.
3Every job in the community is important.

Then & Now

💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.

Question 1 of 2

What do workers earn for their jobs?

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Question 2 of 2

What do we use money from paychecks to buy?

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🌍 Why this still matters: The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?

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