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Pick up where you left off — Needs vs. Wants.
Understanding the money that moves through your life
Building and maintaining a personal budget
Short-term and long-term savings goals
Open an account, understand interest, avoid fees
What it is, how it works, how to protect yourself
Connecting money decisions to life ambitions
Every dollar you spend falls into one of three buckets: a need, a want, or savings. Most adults can't tell you the difference between the first two. By the end of this chapter, you will.
A need is something that keeps your life functional. Food. Shelter. Transportation to school. A phone reliable enough to call home and do your homework. A want is something that makes life more enjoyable but isn't required for it to keep working — the designer case for that phone, the latest sneakers, the matcha latte instead of water.
Look at what you spent money on in the last 7 days. Sort each item into needs, wants, and savings. Most people are surprised by how much of their "needs" are actually wants — and how that one shift in awareness changes their whole budget.
Track every dollar you spent this past week. Sort into needs, wants, and savings. Submit your reflection by Sunday.
Track every dollar you spent this past week. Drag each item into Needs, Wants, or Savings. Then write a short reflection.
Tap or drag an item into a bucket →
What surprised you? Did anything you called a "need" turn out to be a want?
Hey ladies! 👋 Big question for the week — when you really sit with your last 7 days of spending, is there something you'd been telling yourself was a need that you now realize is actually a want?
No wrong answers. The whole point is to see it clearly, and then decide what you want to do about it. Drop your honest take 👇
Y'all I had no idea how much I was spending on snacks at the corner store 😭 it's like $7 a week which sounds small but that's almost $30 a month?? on chips???
I had it in my head as a "need" because I'm hungry after school but… I have food at home lol. Wild.
@Aaliyah girl SAME 😂 me w/ matcha. but also like… $30 isn't even the worst thing? I think the trick is just knowing. Now you can choose.
Mine is rideshares. I kept telling myself "it's safer / it's faster" but the bus literally goes to the same place. I think I was paying $20+ a week just to avoid waiting 12 minutes 💀
Going to try the bus this week and put the difference in savings. Will report back.
okay i'll be real — i haven't done the worksheet yet 🫠 but reading these is making me wanna. y'all are SO honest, it's making me feel less weird about my own stuff.
@Nia we got you 💛 do as much as you can today, even if it's just 3 items. Showing up imperfectly > not showing up.
Bring your "Sort Your Week" reflection. We'll share what surprised us, hear from a guest mentor, and prep for Module 3.
| Student | Module | Progress | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
A Aaliyah B. |
Module 3 | 78% |
On Track |
J Jada S. |
Module 2 | 62% |
On Track |
K Kiara T. |
Module 3 | 81% |
On Track |
M Maya R. |
Module 2 | 60% |
On Track |
N Nia D. |
Module 2 | 42% |
Late |
S Sade L. |
Module 1 | 28% |
Needs Check-in |
Last activity: opened Module 2 Chapter 2 video, watched 1:24 of 8:00, exited. Hasn't started the "Sort Your Week" assignment. She did post once in the discussion thread today — first sign of life this week — and Ms. Rita already replied. Recommend a low-pressure check-in DM in the next 24 hours.
Goes to all 16 sisters in Cohort 1 · 2026
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