1.
A: What are you working on?
B: I'm figuring out my budget.
A: What budget?
B: I'm making a shopping budget, so that I don't spend too much money.
A: How much money can you spend?
B: I can only spend $300 a month.
A: Why only $300?
B: I need to save the rest.
A: For what?
B: I need to pay my bills.
A: Your budget is a good idea.
B: I know. It's going to save me a lot of money, I hope.
2.
A: What are you trying to do?
B: I'm working on a budget.
A: What kind of budget?
B: I need to budget my shopping so that I don't spend all my money.
A: What's your budget?
B: I can spend about $300 per month.
A: Why so little?
B: The rest of my money needs to be saved.
A: What do you need to save up for?
B: I still need to pay my bills.
A: You're wise for saving your money.
B: I think it's just common sense.
3.
A: What are you doing?
B: I'm trying to figure out my budget.
A: What do you need a budget for?
B: I need to put a limit on my spending.
A: What's your spending limit?
B: I'm only allowed to spend $300 each month.
A: That's not much.
B: Because, I need to save the rest of my money.
A: What are you saving for?
B: I have bills to pay for too.
A: It's good that you are being smart with your money.
B: It's about time that I started being smart.
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