--- title: Pocket money, saving and spending — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Pocket money, saving and spending», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Pocket money is kept somewhere safe, and you keep track of how much you have, so you always know what you can afford; small amounts put --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Pocket money, saving and spending # Pocket money, saving and spending Lesson 261 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 19 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/0/) — Pocket money is kept somewhere safe, and you keep track of how much you have, so you always know what you can afford; small amounts put regularly into a money box add up over time. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/1/) — A children's savings account at a bank pays interest, which is extra money the bank gives you for keeping your money there. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/2/) — Before you buy, ask whether you really want the thing or only want to fit in, whether you would use both items in a «buy one get one free» offer, and whether a cheap toy will break and cost more in the end. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/3/) — Loot boxes and mystery packs are like gambling, because you pay without knowing what you get; and anyone online who asks you for a gift card or money is almost certainly a scammer. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/4/) — A girl in Texas sees a $10 toy and brings exactly $10, but in most US states sales tax is added at the till, so she needs a little more; when the toy turns out broken in the box, she takes it back with the receipt. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/5/) — Pocket money is kept in a safe place, such as a money box or purse, and you keep track of how much you have. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/6/) — If you ask for more pocket money, you explain calmly why and accept the answer, because parents plan for the whole family. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/7/) — Putting money in a money box regularly, without opening it, lets small amounts add up: £1 a week for a year (52 weeks) makes £52. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/8/) — Interest is extra money a bank pays you for keeping your money in a savings account. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/9/) — For a long savings goal, you celebrate halfway and keep going. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/10/) — Things bought only to fit in often bring little joy. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/11/) — A «buy one get one free» offer is only a bargain if you would use both. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/12/) — Paying a little more for something that lasts can cost less in the end than cheap things that break. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/14/) — You never send a gift card or money to someone online; scammers ask for gift cards because they cannot be traced (nobody can follow where the money went). - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/15/) — You keep the receipt until you are sure an item works, and a faulty item can be taken back to be exchanged or refunded (given your money back). - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/16/) — In most US states the shelf price does not include sales tax, which is added at the till. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/17/) — A girl in Texas called Ana spent all her pocket money on sweets every week; when her bike tyre burst she had nothing saved and walked to school for a month. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/18/) — A boy in Ireland gave his savings to an older boy online who promised to "double it by Friday"; the older boy blocked him, and the money was gone for good. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/20/) — Anyone who promises to double your money fast is almost always running a trick, and the money is rarely got back. - ← previous: [Learning a skill, and coins and notes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/260-learning-skills-and-coins/) - next →: [Prices, change, borrowing and lending](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/262-prices-change-and-borrowing/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)