{"id":28444,"date":"2024-05-08T19:45:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=28444"},"modified":"2024-05-17T08:49:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T06:49:09","slug":"spaving-and-how-to-avoid-this-financial-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/05\/spaving-and-how-to-avoid-this-financial-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"Spaving and How to Avoid this Financial Trap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the world of handling money, there&#8217;s this thing called &#8220;spaving.&#8221; It&#8217;s a mix of &#8220;spending&#8221; and &#8220;saving.&#8221; It&#8217;s when people think they&#8217;re saving money by spending more upfront on things that seem better quality. Even though it might seem smart, it can actually cause money problems in the long run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this video about to know more about it and get some tips on making better choices with your money and reach your savings goals more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What is &#039;spaving&#039; and how can you avoid this financial trap?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KjBq_7AKk5k?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does the phrase &#8220;<strong>to<\/strong> <strong>rip off<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>Some big shot over at the weiner company and some big shot at the bun company got together and decided <strong>to<\/strong> <strong>rip off <\/strong>the American public.<\/em>&#8221; Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the word &#8220;<strong>entice<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>Buy one, get one&#8221; has <strong>enticed<\/strong> you to spend more.<\/em>&#8221; Make a sentence using the word.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the word <strong>&#8220;outsmart&#8221;<\/strong> mean? &#8220;<em>The algorithms are coming after you, so you have to <strong>outsmart<\/strong> them.<\/em>&#8221; Use the word in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you think &#8216;spaving&#8217; is a common financial strategy among people today? 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