Saving a big share and spending little can free up years, with honest limits.
Sam, Rio and Kit each earned ten coins a year, but they saved different shares: Sam two, Rio five, Kit eight.
Saving a bigger share fills the jar faster. Spending less each year makes the jar last longer.
Kit worked the fewest years and rested the longest. But Kit lived on very little, with little left for surprises.
There are honest limits: prices rise, a jar can run out, its value can swing, and no plan suits everyone.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
40. 8 × 5 = 40.
10. 50 ÷ 5 = 10.
Any of: rising prices, a surprise cost, a swinging jar. These are the honest limits.
No. Rio's jar of 50 is bigger than Kit's 40, but Kit spends the least.
Ask a grown-up what a person needs to feel ready to stop working, and what matters most to them.
Ask a grown-up what a person needs to feel ready to stop working, and what matters most to them. The friends and jars are pretend, and the idea is shown with its limits, not as advice.
