Our Community's Economy

🌍Mission Brief #30

Our community's economy is made up of many businesses.

🎯 Your mission

Follow the money. Then follow the choices.

⚡ The twist

Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.

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Then & Now

💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.

Our community's economy is made up of many businesses. These businesses help people buy and sell things. They create jobs for workers. When we shop, we support local businesses. This keeps our community strong and healthy.

Key Facts

Businesses help our community's economy.

They create jobs for people.

Shopping supports local businesses.

Check Your Understanding

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What do businesses do for our community?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Track every dollar you spend or get this week. Then figure out the pattern.

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For the dinner table

“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”

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