Many primary school students today do not know how to be frugal, and it has become a habit to spend money casually. Some primary school students are quite wasteful. There are still many children who spend hundreds of yuan of pocket money every month.

The fact that primary school students do not know how to be frugal has a lot to do with the education of parents and teachers. Therefore, education in this area should be strengthened to cultivate students' thrifty habits so that they can gradually develop good qualities.

1. Improve students’ understanding

1. A rope cuts a tree, and a drop of water penetrates a stone. It depends on perseverance and perseverance. The same goes for frugality, one penny a day is worth a thousand penny a thousand days. Frugality is one of the most direct and effective ways to accumulate wealth. The meaning of the word "frugality" should be patiently explained to students so that they understand that "frugality" is not "stingy" but a virtue.

2. Educate students to correctly understand the meaning of money. We must let students understand from an early age that money is earned through labor, and every dollar is hard-earned. Students mainly rely on their parents for their financial resources. Only by understanding the hard work of their parents in making money can students gradually develop a sense of frugality.

3. Frequently tell students stories about frugality at home and abroad in ancient and modern times. Let them understand that even the world's richest people will not waste money casually.

4. Let students participate in labor within their capabilities and experience the hardship of labor. Let students understand that waste is a sign of disrespect for the fruits of labor.

2. Teach students methods

1. Consumption in a planned way. Students should be encouraged to cherish books and stationery, use every piece of paper, every pen, and buy clothes and schoolbags only when they are really needed.

2. Overcome the comparison mentality. Tell students not to compare consumption with others, otherwise they will lose their simple quality. In class, you should compare your studies, labor, and moral character with your classmates.

3. Saving starts from small things. Bring water from home to school to drink instead of buying mineral water; turn off the lights and fans when leaving the classroom; turn off the faucet when washing hands and applying soap. Although these things are trivial, as long as you persist for a long time, you can form a habit.

4. Teach students how to spend money. Starting from the lower grades of primary school, students are taught how to choose items that are worth their money, teach students to take good care of money and prevent loss and theft. In addition, students must develop the habit of thinking carefully before spending money.

5. Teach students how to accumulate. The pocket money given to students as a gift should be used in a planned way and accumulated appropriately. This allows students to develop the good quality of frugality in the process of saving money.

6. Teach students how to live within their means. It is necessary to make it clear to students that spending money depends on their ability to pay. Even if the family's economic conditions are better, they cannot spend it randomly.

7. Guide students to turn waste into treasure. Using shoe boxes as storage boxes, using old clothes as mops, using foam plastic to clean glass, etc. are all good ways to turn waste into treasure, and you can teach students how to do it.

8. Teach students accounting. Someone has conducted a survey and found that more than half of the students believe that the pocket money given by their parents is "not enough", but parents usually think that their children are "wasteful". Are the parents not giving enough, or are the children spending too much? Teaching students to keep accounts allows them to know where money is spent. For young students, they only need to record dates, income, expenses, projects, and savings. No matter the amount, write it down. To make bookkeeping a habit, students must record it every day.

9. Educate students to avoid using disposable items as much as possible. Plastic bags and disposable chopsticks should be used if they can be used.

10. Let students influence parents. Students come from different families, and some families have relatively good economic conditions and may not be strict about thrift. We can let the children in turn supervise the parents and achieve the effect of influencing the parents and the family.

3. Use various methods to help students gradually develop the habit of frugality

1. Communicate with parents. Teachers can communicate more with parents through parent-teacher meetings, home visits, etc., achieve common understanding through communication, and help students develop good habits of thrift.

2. Conduct appraisals from time to time to select “Thrift Stars”, “Recycling Experts”, etc.

The class can conduct evaluations once or twice every semester to select students who are better at thrifting, recycling, etc., as role models for everyone to learn from.

3. Hold an experience exchange meeting. Use squadron activities to let students tell everyone their frugal methods and learn from each other's frugal methods.

4. Prepare a handwritten newspaper. Middle and high school students can raise their awareness of thrift and learn good thrift methods by asking students to write handwritten newspapers.

In short, to make frugality a virtue and a lifestyle, we must start from me and start from small things. Everyone can do something to eliminate waste in life, and there are plenty of places where you can be frugal. If our students can be frugal from an early age, oppose waste, and form lifelong habits, then our nation will surely become a nation of frugality.