Money Discussion Questions
- How would you describe your relationship with money?
- How do you manage your personal budget?
- How did you spend your first salary? (if you’ve had one) How will you when you get a ‘real job’?
- What three things do you spend the most money on?
- How do you feel about borrowing or lending money? How often do you do either?
- Do you ever gamble? Have you ever won or lost a lot of money?
- How (and by whom) is money managed in your family?
- Did your parents discuss financial details with you? Do you(will you) with your children?
- Do you (will you) support your parents financially?
- Will you expect your children to support you financially?
- How important are financial considerations in choosing a partner/deciding to get married?
- Do you have any marriage-related savings plan?
- How and why do you think men and women have different attitudes toward money?
- How is your attitude toward money different than your partner, parents, or grandparents?
- Do you know anyone who is obsessed with money? How so?
- How much money would you need to have in the bank to stop ‘worrying’ about money?
- In what ways are you a ‘tightwad’ (thrifty, stingy, cheap person)?
- In what ways are you a ‘spendthrift’ (generous, extravagant person, big spender)?
- How much money has been spent on your education? Has it been worth it?
- Do you think your wealth will determine how happy you are in life?
Vocabulary
- spendthrift
- tightwad
- lend
- extravagant
- borrow
- loan
- make ends meet
- just scrape by
- can’t afford it
- money’s tight
- I’m broke
- he’s loaded
- It cost an arm and a leg
- go Dutch
- withdraw
- deposit
- budget
Assignment: You must spend $5,000 in the next 48 hours. In your class discussion space, post links to the things you’d like to buy along with short descriptions of why.
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