WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SMART?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SMART By: Mrs. Jenkins

WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF YOU WERE SMART WITH YOUR MONEY?

“ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS” SHOULD YOU BE SMART WITH YOUR MONEY? Why is it important to save your money?

“SMART” By Shel Silverstein

SMART My dad gave me one dollar bill ‘Cause I’m his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters ‘Cause two is more than one!

And then I took the two quarters And traded them to Lou For three dimes - I guess he don’t know That three is more than two!

Just then, along came old blind Bates And just ‘cause he can’t see He gave me four nickels for my three dimes, And four is more than three!

And I took the four nickels to Hiram Coombs Down at the seed-feed store, And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And five is more than four!

And then I went and showed my dad, And he got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head- Too proud of me to speak!

IS THE SON BEING SMART WITH HIS MONEY?

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SMART My dad gave me one dollar bill ‘Cause I’m his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters ‘Cause two is more than one!

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00 $.50 or 50 cents

And then I took the two quarters And traded them to Lou For three dimes - I guess he don’t know That three is more than two!

$1.00 $.50 or 50 cents

$1.00 $.50 or 50 cents $.30 or 30 cents

$1.00 $.50 or 50 cents $.30 or 30 cents

Just then, along came old blind Bates And just ‘cause he can’t see He gave me four nickels for my three dimes, And four is more than three!

$1.00 50 cents 30 cents

$1.00 50 cents 30 cents $.20 or 20 cents

And I took the four nickels to Hiram Coombs Down at the seed-feed store, And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And five is more than four!

$1.00 50 cents 30 cents 20 cents

$1.00 50 cents 30 cents 20 cents $.05 or 5 cents

$1.00 50 cents 30 cents 20 cents 5 cents

$1.00 50 cents 30 cents 20 cents 5 cents $1.00

And then I went and showed my dad, And he got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head- Too proud of me to speak!

“ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS” SHOULD YOU BE SMART WITH YOUR MONEY? Why is it important to save your money?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SMART By: Mrs. Jenkins

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