Ever wish you could go on a no-limit shopping spree? Don’t we all! But money doesn't grow on trees. In real life, things cost money, and money comes from working. You and your parents have to work in order to buy the things you need or want. So just how many babysitting, burger-flipping, or snow-shoveling hours will it take to buy what you want? Choose a job: Fast food worker, $5.15 per hour Office assistant, $7.00 per hour Cashier, $5.50 per hour Lifeguard, $8.75 per hour Babysitter, $5.00 per hour Yard worker (mow lawns or shovel snow), $10 per hour Other job, enter hourly rate: $ Choose what you want to buy: CD player, $89 Leather jacket, $250 Movie tickets (2), $15 Tennis shoes, $100 Spring break trip, $500 Other item, enter cost: $

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