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MONEY MOVES
Money is a game with rules. Learn them early.
Budgets, credit, taxes, loans, scams, saving.
THE THINGS TO KNOW
four ideas that cover most of it
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Pay yourself first
The day money lands, move some to savings before you spend anything. Even $10. Money you never see is money you never miss.
02
Credit is a tool with one rule
A credit card builds your score when you spend only what you can pay off in full each month. Carried balances charge you 20%+ for the privilege.
03
Taxes & your paycheck
Gross is what you earned; net is what you keep. Read every stub — errors are common and quietly permanent if nobody says anything.
04
Scam radar
Urgency + secrecy + a payment app = scam. No real job, prize, or landlord asks for gift cards, wires, or your SSN over text.
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