Manage money activity sheet:
Money wise – monthly budgeting card game
How to play
Learners cut out the cards that
show ways they have earned and
spent money, and turn them face down.
The learners play in pairs.
They turn one card over at a time,
and decide where to place it in
their monthly budget table.
Your pocket money this month: £6
Monthly income
January
February
March
Pocket money:
Leaflet round:
Other money:
Money left over
from previous
month:
Birthday money
Money found when
tidying bedroom
Because it was Christmas, you
spent most of your money last
month.You have left over: 50p
Subtract spendings from earnings
in January and write here how
much you have left over:
Subtract spendings from earnings
in February and write here how
much you have left over:
January
February
March
Christmas money
Total income
Monthly spending
Entertainment:
Sport:
Magazines:
The aims
The learners’ challenge is to ensure they:
Snacks:
Total spending
• do not get into debt in any one month
• break even at the end of the three months.
This means that they may have to move their cards around or decide on how to cut their
spending in order to balance the monthly income/spending.
Once they are happy with their budgeting, learners can record their ideas by sticking their cards
in place.
Adapted and translated from pfeg My Money materials – subject to Crown copyright, reproduced with permission,
sublicensed by pfeg 2013 www.pfeg.org/resources
Manage money activity sheet:
Money wise – monthly budgeting card game
Photocopiable cards
Your pocket money this month: £6
You’ve been extra good this
month. Pocket money: £8
You’ve had a messy bedroom this
month. Pocket money: £4
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Sometimes local businesses pay
you to deliver leaflets for them.
This month has been busy: £5
Sometimes local businesses pay
you to deliver leaflets for them.
This month there have been no
leaflets to deliver: £0
Sometimes local businesses pay
you to deliver leaflets for them.
You have done this only once this
month: £2
You have some Christmas money
left over: £5
It’s your birthday this month. You
receive a card from Granny with
money in it: £10
When tidying your room you find
some money that has fallen under
your bed: £2.50
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
You’ve been to the theatre this
month: £6
You’ve been to the cinema this
month: £3
You haven’t been to see any films
or theatre this month: £0
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
You went with your uncle to play
golf this month: £10
You haven’t played any sport that
cost you money this month: £0
You went ice skating this month:
£8
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
You bought yourself two
magazines this month: £3
You bought yourself quite a lot of
magazines this month: £6
You have one monthly magazine
delivered: £1
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Sometimes you bought a snack at
break time this month: £1.50
Sometimes you bought a snack
on your way home from school
this month: £2
Sometimes you went for a fruit
smoothie when shopping with
friends in town: £4
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Choose the month and put the card in
the right box on your table.
Adapted and translated from pfeg My Money materials – subject to Crown copyright, reproduced with permission,
sublicensed by pfeg 2013 www.pfeg.org/resources
Manage money activity sheet:
Money wise – monthly budgeting card game
Resource sheet Monthly budget table
Monthly income
January
February
March
Pocket money:
Leaflet round:
Other money:
Money left over
from previous
month:
Christmas money
Because it was Christmas, you
spent most of your money last
month. You have left over: 50p
Birthday money
Money found when
tidying bedroom
Subtract spendings from earnings
in January and write here how
much you have left over:
Subtract spendings from earnings
in February and write here how
much you have left over:
February
March
Total income
Monthly spending
January
Entertainment:
Sport:
Magazines:
Snacks:
Total spending
Adapted and translated from pfeg My Money materials – subject to Crown copyright, reproduced with permission,
sublicensed by pfeg 2013 www.pfeg.org/resources