101. Saving Money

She wants to buy a new laptop. It costs $1,000. She only has $500. She saves up to buy the laptop. She does not eat at restaurants. She does not buy any more clothes. 

She only buys things on sale. She gets many jobs. She babysits. She works at the bank. She keeps saving money.

Vocabulary

1. Buy – to pay money to get something.
   Example: She wants to buy a new laptop.

2. Laptop – a small, portable computer.
   Example: She wants to buy a new laptop.

3. Cost – the amount of money needed to buy something.
   Example: It costs $1,000.

4. Dollar – a unit of U.S. money.
   Example: The laptop costs $1,000.

5. Have – to own or possess something.
   Example: She only has $500.

6. Save – to keep money instead of spending it.
   Example: She saves up to buy the laptop.

7. Up – used to show the total or end amount.
   Example: She saves up to reach $1,000.

8. Eat – to consume food.
   Example: She does not eat at restaurants.

9. Restaurant – a place where people buy and eat meals.
   Example: She does not eat at restaurants.

10. Buy – to get something by paying money.
    Example: She does not buy any more clothes.

11. Clothes – items you wear, like shirts and pants.
    Example: She does not buy any more clothes.

12. Only – no more than; just.
    Example: She only buys things on sale.

13. Sale – a time when things are sold at lower prices.
    Example: She buys things only on sale.

14. Get – to receive or find something.
    Example: She gets many jobs.

15. Job – work you do to earn money.
    Example: She gets many jobs.

16. Babysit – to take care of children.
    Example: She babysits to earn money.

17. Work – to do a job.
    Example: She works at the bank.

18. Bank – a place that keeps and handles money.
    Example: She works at the bank.

19. Keep – to continue doing something.
    Example: She keeps saving money.

20. Money – what people use to buy things.
    Example: She keeps saving money.