This lesson is the SECOND lesson in my Money Management Unit and a part of my Personal Finance line. The lesson introduces the concept of Budgeting, what it is, why it is important, and what is needed to create a budget. The lesson includes discussion questions, three (3) budgeting strategies with example budgets, cited sources, and external resource links. This lesson takes about 30 to 40 minutes to teach if presented as an interactive discussion lesson.This lesson can be used as a single lesso