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Where money goes
Almost all of us wonder where our money goes. As soon as we get it, it seems to disappear. It’s very hard to keep track of and, however much money we have, it never seems quite enough.
One of the main reasons that money is difficult to keep track of is because we need to spend it in so many different ways. Most of us, for example, spend money on putting a roof over our head, on buying food, paying utility bills and on having some fun. A chunk of it has to go on tax, we probably spend some on insurance and then we may choose to save or invest if we have any money left over. For a lot of us, money also goes on paying back money we have borrowed.
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We also have some fun activities in our Interactive workshops section to help you think about where money goes.
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