After a batter disaster, Julian and Lucy’s cooking class needs a kitchen cleanup, including a new paint job. Luckily, they have a plan to make things right—they’ll simply throw the bake sale of the century! But their sweet dreams dissolve like sugar when faced with the b-word: Budget. What is a budget and how are they ever supposed to stay within it? In this early chapter book designed to help kids decipher finance facts and fallacies, Lucy and Julian discover the ins and outs of budgeting.

Best friends Julian and Lucy are the same in some ways and different in others. Both love horror movies—and doughnuts! While Lucy likes sports, Julian likes to draw. And while Julian likes to save, Lucy likes to spend. But they both get a heaping helping of financial literacy in this early chapter book series that simply demystifies money matters.

兩個好朋友朱利安和露西在某些方面相同，但在其他方面不同。兩人都喜歡恐怖電影和甜甜圈！不同的是，露西喜歡運動，而朱利安喜歡畫畫；朱利安喜歡存錢，而露西喜歡花錢。不過，他們在這個簡單揭開金錢秘密的早期章節書系列中，獲得了大量的金融知識。