Making the money CONTINUED E. Money is used to pay us for our work. Why do millions of adults get up every morning and go to work? Whether they love their job or not, most do so because that work generates money. People are paid to exchange their time and skills in a work setting because they will get paid. THINK ABOUT IT: • As a teen (or young adult), how much money do you think you should make an hour at a part-time job? • Do you think all jobs for teens (or young adults) should pay the same money? • When would you work for free? • How much money do you think you should make a day when you are an adult? What do you base these amounts on: productivity, education, type of work, benefit to society? Explain. • Do you think all adults should make the same amount of money? Why or why not? • Would you rather have your ideal job or earn more money? Explain. F. Money secures our future. There are no guarantees when it comes to our future. However, money is often seen as security among all the other unknown possibilities that lie ahead of us. THINK ABOUT IT: • What might happen to you in the future that would require money? • What is the most expensive challenge you think you might ever face? • How can you prepare for that? • If you didn’t have the money to meet your needs, where or to whom would you go for help? • List five options that people may or may not have depending on how much money they have. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. LESSON 1 | WHY DOES MONEY MATTER? | 11