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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People have a lot of bad spending habits and one of these is “spaving”. This habit, often ignored, has a quiet but strong impact on your financial health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to learn about spaving and some tips in order not to fall into these spaving traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/what-is-spaving_l_6536c44fe4b0689b3fbd9464<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Define \u201cspaving\u201d<\/strong>. \u201cFor some people, spaving<\/strong> leads to credit card debt, which can mean paying interest that far exceeds whatever was saved in the sales deal.\u201d<\/em> Use this in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto miss out on something\u201d<\/strong> mean here? <\/em>\u201cThe reality is, retailers are constantly rolling out new sales, so just because you miss out on a sale<\/strong> today doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t get the same item on sale later.”<\/em> Make a sentence with this idiom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto put a dent in something\u201d<\/strong> mean? \u201cA few bucks here and there adds up and can put a huge dent in your overall budget<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> Make a sentence using this idiom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What are your thoughts on spaving?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Are you familiar with the concept of spaving in your own spending habits?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How do you make sure you don’t spend too much when there are sales or time-limited offers?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What are the most common spaving traps? Have you fallen into any of them?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Why do people end up spending more because of spaving?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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