Don't Break the Budget

A Don't Break the Budget workbook · Ages 8–11

Bucket's Budget™

Meet Bucket the Turtle — he's got a BIG dream: a hot tub in his pond 🛁🐢. One problem… hot tubs cost money! So Bucket sets out to learn how to budget — and kids learn real money skills right alongside him.

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The Bucket's Budget workbook cover, featuring Bucket the Turtle.

Meet Bucket

A turtle with a big dream

  • He wants to build a hot tub in his pond 🛁🐢
  • But uh-oh — hot tubs cost money!
  • That means Bucket has to learn how to budget.

This story workbook is made just for kids ages 8 to 11, and it follows Bucket on his fun adventure as he learns how to be smart with money.

Real money skills

What kids learn while helping Bucket

  • What a budget is
  • What income and expenses mean
  • How to categorize money
  • How to decide what's most important (priorities!)
  • How to make a zero-based budget — every dollar has a job!
  • That learning about money can actually be fun 😄
An illustrated page from Chapter 1 of the Bucket's Budget workbook.

📘 Inside the workbook

What's inside

  • A fun illustrated story with activities — 30+ pages
  • 15 activities kids can do on their own or with family
  • No boring lectures (Bucket refuses to be boring)

📷 The real thing

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Perfect for kids with big dreams

If you have a kid who likes stories, games, or turtles with big dreams, this workbook is for you. It's a great fit for:

  • Families
  • Classrooms
  • Homeschooling
  • Anyone who wants kids to feel confident about money early

Thanks for cheering Bucket on as he works toward his hot tub dream. (He says thank you, too… probably while wearing sunglasses. 😎)

Bring Bucket's Budget home

Help a kid in your life feel confident about money — one hot-tub dream at a time.

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