The 3 Jar System
What if every time you got money, a superpower automatically made part of it grow, part of it help someone and part of it yours to enjoy? That superpower is the 3 Jar System — and it takes just 30 seconds!
- ⚡The 3 Jar System: Spend, Save and Share
- ⚡How to divide any amount of money using the 50/40/10 rule
- ⚡Why the Share jar is secretly the happiness jar
Meet Your 3 Jars!
| Jar | Colour | % | Purpose | On ₹100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🟡 Spend | Yellow | 50% | Small everyday things you need or enjoy now | ₹50 |
| 💙 Save | Blue | 40% | Building up for a bigger goal you really want | ₹40 |
| ❤️ Share | Red | 10% | Helping someone else — a person, animal or cause | ₹10 |
Even if you only get ₹10, you can use the 3 jars: ₹5 Spend, ₹4 Save, ₹1 Share. No amount is too small to practise!
The Save Jar: Your Secret Superpower
The Save jar is where the magic happens. It grows slowly — but one day it surprises you with enough for something you really wanted.
The Share Jar: Why Giving Feels Amazing
Science has proven: giving money to others makes YOU feel happier than spending it on yourself. The Share jar is not a charity jar — it is the happiness jar!
Your Share jar could go to: a classmate who cannot afford supplies, stray animals in your area, a school charity drive, someone who helped you or even planting a tree.
One rupee a day from the Share jar = ₹365 a year. That can buy school supplies for a child who needs them. YOU can do that.
- 1.3 Jars: Spend (50%), Save (40%), Share (10%).
- 2.The Save jar grows slowly — but it adds up to something big.
- 3.The Share jar makes YOU happier — giving feels better than just spending.
- 4.Even ₹10 can be split: ₹5 Spend, ₹4 Save, ₹1 Share.
Take 3 containers at home — boxes, bottles or envelopes. Label them Spend / Save / Share. Use them for your next pocket money. Report how much is in each jar after one week!
In the 3 Jar System, what percentage goes to the Save jar?
Zara saved ₹40/week. After 8 weeks, how much was in her Save jar?
The Share jar is called the "happiness jar" because —
You get ₹50 as a gift. How much goes to the Save jar?