Worksheet · Saving, interest and credit
The path is primarily for ages 13–18 and adult beginners. Younger children can learn alongside a parent or teacher. Levels describe prior knowledge, not a guarantee of suitability for every age.
What you will learn
- Explain why keeping the same number of shekels does not necessarily preserve purchasing power.
- Calculate the amount after the third year under the same assumption.
- Write down three things to check: redemption timing, management fees, and the investment policy.
Suggested 30–40 minute session: 5 minutes of discussion, 10 minutes of reading and examples, 15 minutes in pairs and 5–10 minutes explaining and correcting. Assess understanding and reasoning, not simulated profit. Worksheets print without student accounts.
Learn together: choose one concept, read the example and ask the learner to explain it in their own words. Do not ask children for household income, bank documents or account numbers. Use invented figures.
Inflation and Purchasing Power
100 ₪ bought a certain basket. If that same basket now costs 105 ₪, the same 100 ₪ is no longer enough for it.
Explain why keeping the same number of shekels does not necessarily preserve purchasing power.
Prices rose and your money didn’t change. Purchasing power…
- Necessarily increased
- Decreased
- Is always the same
Explain your choice in your own words. Which assumption could change the answer?
Inflation and Purchasing PowerCompound Interest: Time Makes a Difference
Assuming a constant 5% per year: 100 ₪ becomes 105 ₪ after one year and 110.25 ₪ after two years, before costs.
Calculate the amount after the third year under the same assumption.
In the example, how much is there after two years?
- 110 ₪
- 110.25 ₪
- 150 ₪
Explain your choice in your own words. Which assumption could change the answer?
Compound Interest: Time Makes a DifferenceMoney Market Fund: Close to Cash, But Different
If you need to pay on Saturday, do not assume you can redeem a fund and get cash immediately. Daily liquidity is not available at every moment.
Write down three things to check: redemption timing, management fees, and the investment policy.
Is the return of a money market fund guaranteed?
- Yes, like a fixed amount
- No
- Only if the bank shows it
Explain your choice in your own words. Which assumption could change the answer?
Money Market Fund: Close to Cash, But DifferentTeacher answer key
Inflation and Purchasing Power
Decreased
The same amount can buy less.
Compound Interest: Time Makes a Difference
110.25 ₪
In the second year 5% is calculated on 105, not only on 100.
Money Market Fund: Close to Cash, But Different
No
It’s an investment with relatively low risk, not a guarantee of a fixed interest rate.