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Senior Money Toolkit

Use these sheets when a money decision has more than one moving part: recurring costs, risk, cash flow, borrowing or future growth. The point is not to fill every box. The point is to see what the decision is really costing you.

Use these tools to slow down decisions, compare trade-offs and make the reasoning visible.

Decision check

5 Autonomous Decision Questions

Use these when the answer is not obvious. Work through all five before making a decision that affects money, risk or future options.
  1. What problem am I solving?
  2. What will this cost now and later?
  3. What risk am I accepting?
  4. What alternative keeps more options open?
  5. What evidence would make me change my decision?

Pick one fictional decision and run it through all five questions. Which answer changes your first instinct the most?

Subscription Audit Matrix

What are you still paying for?

SubscriptionMonthly costAnnual costUsed how often?Keep / Pause / Cancel / VerifyWhy?
₹₹
₹₹
₹₹
₹₹

Total monthly recurring cost: ₹______

Total annual recurring cost: ₹______

Emergency Planner

What happens when the plan gets interrupted?

Use fictional situations only. This is not a prescription for your household or a real emergency fund.

Possible emergencyImmediate needWho could help?Money needed?Safe next step
Transport disruption₹
Lost/stolen phone₹
Unexpected study cost₹

Which response would make the situation worse—for example, secrecy, panic or expensive borrowing? Explain.

Master Cash Flow Worksheet

Can you see where the money is actually going?

Cash inflowAmount
Allowance/stipend/gift/gig — fictional₹
Total inflow₹
Outflow / allocationAmountEssential / Choice / Future / OtherRecurring?
Transport₹
Study₹
Food/social₹
Subscription₹
Future goal₹
Other₹
Total allocated₹

Does inflow minus allocation equal zero, positive cash left, or overspending? ______

What would you change first if essentials rose 10%?

Compounding vs Debt Math Planner

Time can work for you—or against you

Use stated fictional assumptions only. A calculated future value is not a promised return, and a debt example is not a real credit offer.
ScenarioStarting amount / principalStated rate/fee assumptionTimeCalculated resultWhat assumption matters?
Savings/growth example₹%₹
Borrowing-cost example₹% / fee₹

Which scenario becomes more expensive if time increases? Explain.

Senior Money Glossary

Working terms you should be able to explain

The source specifies a 30-term Senior Money Glossary but does not expose the full 30-term list in the supplied hub. The terms below are only those explicitly supported by the Level 2 source materials and teaching packs; this page does not claim to reconstruct the missing official 30-term glossary.

TermMy own explanationWhat decision does it help me make?
Gross income
Net income
Cash flow
Zero-based budget
Inflation
Purchasing power
Compound growth
Credit history
CIBIL
BNPL
Subscription
UPI mandate / autopay