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Basic Money Budgeting Worksheet

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Basic Money Budgeting Worksheet

You have a small amount of pocket money to spend and save. Read the price board carefully. Write amounts in pence (p).

Apple — 8p

Pencil — 12p

Sticker — 5p

Rubber — 7p

Small notebook — 18p

Toy car — 25p

Counting and comparing money

Use the price board and your coin knowledge to solve each challenge.

1.Choose the coin worth the most: 1p, 5p or 10p.
  • 1p
  • 5p
  • 10p
2.Idris has a 5p coin and a 2p coin. How much money does Idris have altogether?
3.Look at the price board. Which costs more: the apple or the rubber?
  • Apple
  • Rubber
4.You have 10p. Which item can you afford on its own? Choose all that you can buy.
  • Apple
  • Pencil
  • Sticker
  • Toy car

Make a budget

A budget is a plan for how to use your money. Work out what you can spend and what you can keep.

5.Alfie has 20p and buys a pencil for 12p. How much money does she have left?
6.Freya has 15p. He wants to save 5p. How much can he spend?
7.Match each amount to one item on the price board that costs no more than that amount.
  • 6p
  • 10p
  • 20p
  • Rubber
  • Sticker
  • Small notebook
8.The toy car costs 25p, so you can buy it with exactly 20p.
TrueFalse
9.You have 20p. Choose two different items from the price board that you can afford. Write the items, find their total cost and work out your change.
10.Write one reason someone might choose to save some of their pocket money instead of spending it all straight away.

3 printable pages

  • Basic Money Budgeting Worksheet, page 1 of 3: Counting and comparing money

    Page 1

  • Basic Money Budgeting Worksheet, page 2 of 3: Make a budget

    Page 2

  • Basic Money Budgeting Worksheet, page 3 of 3: 10. Write one reason someone might choose to save some of their pocket money

    Page 3

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