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Congratulations on your purchase of Budge It! The Game of Give and Take. This year’s edition of Budge It! turns the brain-numbing intricacies of municipal finance into fun by taking gamers through the 2008-09 city of Austin budget in board-game form. Beginning with the budget’s funding – property tax, sales tax, and revenue – players “follow the money” through city departments. Will their tax dollars get trapped in Safetytown? Or will they stretch all the way to Social Service Row? The first player to the finish line with a balanced budget wins – and gets to start planning for next fiscal year’s budget almost immediately! It’s fiduciary fun for homeowners of all ages – and for more, look for Fudge It! The Fiscal Chicanery Challenge, in stores this fall.

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This article appears in August 29 • 2008.

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