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Save first, spend second

Why saving on payday works better than saving later

Level 2: Saving smart · from age 6 · 3 minutes · 3 Kesho Stars

The story

Achieng gets KES 200 on Saturday. She plans to save KES 50 from whatever is left at the end of the week.

The big idea

Save first means moving money to Save on payday, before you spend anything.

Ask at home

Ask your child what the first thing they’ll do with their money is on payday.

The full lesson, with its questions and Kesho Stars, is in the myKesho kids app.

← Saving for something bigSmall things add up →

Ready for tomorrow.

Start this week. Their first payday can be this Friday.

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