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Earning, Spending and Saving Choices is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on the choices people make with the money they earn, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.6.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Earning, Spending and Saving Choices

D2.Eco.6.K-2

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1.A teacher earns a paycheck. Which is a way she might spend it?
  • A.Paying the rent for her apartment
  • B.Throwing it in the trash
  • C.Planting it in the garden
2.What is a cost of spending money on a toy now?
  • A.That money cannot be saved for something else
  • B.Your bank account grows
  • C.The toy is free
3.Kim earns money for chores. What is a benefit of saving part of it?
  • A.She can never spend it
  • B.She will have money later for something bigger
  • C.Saved money disappears
4.Why do most people work at jobs?
  • A.Because money grows on trees
  • B.To earn money for the things they need and want
  • C.So they can shop all day
5.If you spend all your money today, what happens?
  • A.You get more money tomorrow
  • B.Your money doubles
  • C.You have none left to save for later
6.Rosa earns $10 mowing lawns. Which choice is saving?
  • A.Spending it at the movies
  • B.Buying candy with all of it
  • C.Putting the $10 in her piggy bank
7.Why might someone choose a job that needs more years of school?
  • A.It never needs any work
  • B.It pays nothing
  • C.It may pay more and use skills they enjoy
8.Why might a family choose a home near a parent's job?
  • A.The parent spends less time and money getting to work
  • B.The house will be a different color
  • C.Jobs are always far away

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Answer key — Earning, Spending and Saving Choices

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Paying the rent for her apartment
  2. 2.That money cannot be saved for something else
  3. 3.She will have money later for something bigger
  4. 4.To earn money for the things they need and want
  5. 5.You have none left to save for later
  6. 6.Putting the $10 in her piggy bank
  7. 7.It may pay more and use skills they enjoy
  8. 8.The parent spends less time and money getting to work

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.