Morning. You wake up in your bed in your pajamas. You run water to brush your teeth. You pour cereal in a bowl. You put on clothes and shoes. Every part of this costs money — the bed, water, toothpaste, cereal, bowl, clothes, and shoes.

School. You ride the bus to school. You sit at your desk and use a pencil to do a worksheet. The teacher talks to the class. You have lunch in the cafeteria and then go to art class where you paint a picture. You ride the bus home. Again, it all costs money — the bus and the school itself cost money to build. Your teacher gets paid a salary. Your lunch had to be paid for, and someone had to buy the paint, the pencil, and the worksheet.

Afternoon. You come home and watch television, have a snack, and then play a game with your brother. You put on your rollerblades and skate outside. Your parents make dinner and you sit at the table and eat together. You guessed it — everything from the television and the snack to the game and your rollerblades costs money. Even the sidewalks you skated on cost money! The food you ate and the table you ate at all had to be purchased somewhere!

Evening. It gets dark, so your parents turn on the lights. You take a bath and then do a puzzle. Your mom shows you a game on the computer. Your parents pay for the electricity, the puzzle, the Internet access, and the computer. All of it costs money.