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Logo: TVO Kids News.

Daniel and a guest walk in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a blue T-shirt under a red plaid shirt.

Daniel carries a table full of toys and piggy banks.

Daniel says WELCOME BACK TO
TVO K NEWS,
I'M YOUR ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS OUR FEATURE
STORY OF THE WEEK.
PLEASE WELCOME, SHANNON!

Shannon is in her thirties, with long wavy red hair and wears a polka dotted red dress with black bottoms and collar.

She says HI!

Daniel says WELCOME!

Shannon says HI!

Daniel says SO, SHANNON, YOU ARE
AMAZING WITH MONEY.
SO, WE WANNA KNOW, A LOT OF TVO
KIDS RECEIVED BIRTHDAY MONEY,
OR ALLOWANCES...
WHAT DO WE DO WITH IT?

Shannon says WELL, WE NEED SOMETHING CALLED
"YOUR FIRST BUDGET."

Daniel says WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
WHAT'S A BUDGET
(LAUGHING)

Shannon says OKAY, SO A BUDGET IS KINDA LIKE
A PLAN FOR YOUR MONEY, RIGHT?
SO YOU'VE GOT MONEY COMING
IN FROM BIRTHDAYS,
OR MAYBE YOU HAVE A WEEKLY
ALLOWANCE.
SO, FOR THIS EXAMPLE
WE'RE GONNA USE SIX DOLLARS,
WHICH IS THREE TOONIES.
AND A BUDGET IS, LIKE, GIVING
YOUR MONEY A JOB, RIGHT?
SO, EVERY DOLLAR HAS A JOB.
SO, FIRST BUDGET SHOULD BE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

She puts a toonie in a different piggy bank.

She says WE SPEND SOME...
WE SPEND.
GOT IT.
WE SAVE SOME.

Daniel says OKAY.

Shannon says AND WE HAVE SOME
GOING TO CHARITY.
SO WE SHARE SOME, TOO.
AND SO THERE'S THREE JOBS
THAT YOUR MONEY HAS TO DO
EVERY TIME YOU GET IT,
AND THAT'S YOUR FIRST BUDGET.

Daniel says THAT'S AMAZING!
SO, THREE PIGGY BANKS,
THREE JOBS.
NOW, I WANNA KNOW, WHY IS
A BUDGET IMPORTANT?

Shannon says RIGHT, THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION.
SO, A BUDGET IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT KINDA HELPS YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T
SPEND MONEY ON, RIGHT?
AND SO WE HAVE SOME MONEY,
WE WANNA BUY SOMETHING,
AND THAT'S WHAT OUR BUDGET
CAN HELP US WITH.
SO, LET'S TAKE OUR SPENDING
PIGGY BANK FOR EXAMPLE.
SO I JUST PUT TWO
DOLLARS IN THERE.

Daniel says WE GOT TWO DOLLARS
IN THERE.

Shannon says SO TWO DOLLARS, IN THERE.
AND THAT MEANS THAT THIS WEEK
I CAN BUY THIS DOLL,
'CAUSE IT'S ONE DOLLAR.
AND THIS SKIPPING ROPE,
BECAUSE IT'S ALSO ONE DOLLAR.
BUT GUESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
WE HAVE NO MORE MONEY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY
MONEY LEFT, RIGHT?
SO, I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY LEFT
IN THERE, SO MY BUDGET,
IF I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT WAS COMING...
MAYBE I WANTED TO BUY SOMETHING
ELSE, LIKE THIS BALL,
AND NOW I CAN'T DO THAT.

Daniel says RIGHT.

Shannon says RIGHT?
SO, WE GET TO LEARN
THIS LIFE SKILL
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT,
THAT'S GONNA SET US UP FOR
THE REST OF OUR LIFE.
NOW, LET'S SAY I WANTED
TO BUY THIS ART SET
WHICH IS THREE DOLLARS.
I CAN'T BUY THAT THIS WEEK
'CAUSE I ONLY HAD TWO
DOLLARS IN THERE.
SO, I HAVE TO SAVE UP AND
BUY IT NEXT WEEK,
AND THAT'S HOW YOU
WORK YOUR BUDGET
SO YOU CAN AFFORD YOUR LIFE.

Daniel says I LOVE THAT!
SO, DO WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING
THIS WHEN WE GROW UP?

Shannon says YES.
WE ALL NEED TO KEEP DOING
THIS ONCE WE GROW UP.
SO, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE
A KID, IF YOU'RE A GROWN UP,
IF YOU'RE A BUSINESS,
OR EVEN A GOVERNMENT...

Daniel says RIGHT.

Shannon says THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH MONEY
THAT WE HAVE COMING IN,
AND THEN WE GOTTA MAKE
SURE WE BUDGET IT
SO ALL THE MONEY THAT HAS
A JOB GETS DONE.

Daniel says THAT'S AMAZING.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
SHANNON, FOR HELPING US.
IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY...
A BIG HELP.
NOW IF YOU CAN HELP
ME WITH THIS.

He rolls out a long list and says THESE ARE THE THINGS
THAT I WANNA BUY.
OKAY, SO THERE'S A YACHT,
THERE'S A UNICORN...

Shannon says OH, BOY.

Daniel says THERE'S...
IS THAT POSSIBLE?

Shannon says WE'LL TALK.

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