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Money Management -- Budgets. Creating a personal budget is an ongoing, lifelong skill for personal and career purposes…. After completing this unit, you should be able to: Analyze & prepare a personal budget… Evaluate why and how debt occurs…
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Creating a personal budget is an ongoing, lifelong skill for personal and career purposes… • After completing this unit, you should be able to: • Analyze & prepare a personal budget… • Evaluate why and how debt occurs… • Prepare & analyze personal short & long term goals… • Determine ways to increase personal income & avoid debt… • DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!!! • Theo doesn’t want to go to college – he wants to be “regular people” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td_rWR5CpBA
PERSONAL FINANCIAL GOALS • Financial Plan: set of goals for acquiring, saving & spending money… • Financial Goals: • Measurable objectives related to acquiring or spending money… • Can be short- or long-term… • SMART Goals: • Specific • Measurable • Attainable • Relevant • Timely • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Tdxekvy7c&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y0Jja52B2o • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmOS3dj9h0s&feature=related • How will you catch your dreams???
Needs / wants Needs Wants desires… not necessary for survival… • “must have’s”… • survival… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVajZKcZBiU
values Values (beliefs) • Different for everyone… • Family, friends, experiences… • Affect how you think about money… Consider your values, then prioritize your needs & wants to direct your financial future…
Building wealth Just because someone earns a million dollar salary doesn’t mean they are a millionaire!!! • What is wealth??? • A plentiful supply of money or valuable goods… • Assets: things you own… monetary value… • Liabilities: debts you owe… Net Worth = Assets – Liabilities http://www.celebritynetworth.com/ • Disposable Income: (net pay/income) “take home” money used to pay expenses… • Discretionary Income: what is left after all expenses are paid…
NET WORTH EXAMPLES • Oprah Winfrey • http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/oprah-net-worth/ • Michael Jordan • http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nba/michael-jordan-net-worth/ • Mark Zuckerberg • http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/ceos/mark-zuckerberg-net-worth/ • Donald Trump • http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/richest-billionaires/donald-trump-net-worth/ • Bill Gates • http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/richest-billionaires/bill-gates-net-worth/ • LeBron James • http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nba/lebron-james-net-worth/
Who is FICA and What is it for? • FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) • Which represents the tax that pays for retirees, people with disabilities, and children of deceased workers • The employer pays the same percentage into Social Security and Medicare • If self-employed, one is responsible to paying two times the Social Security and Medicare
10 Major Payroll Deductions • Some have fixed amounts while other change depending on type or work or location • Federal Income Tax: 10.00%-39.00% • State Tax: 1.40%-8.97% • Local Tax: 1.00%-4.00% • Social Security/ Medicare (FICA):5.65% • Unemployment: <1.00% • Emergency Services: $10.00-$20.00 • Health Insurance : variable by employer • Union or Association Dues: variable • Pension Contribution: variable • 401(k), 403(b), 457, etc. (voluntary): variable
Categorizing expenses Fixed Expenses Stay the same each month… Variable Expenses Change from month to month… Where does your money go??? As teenagers, your expenses are limited…
What is a budget? • Useful tool to track your money and spend wisely… • Created for a specific time period (usually 1 month)… • You will need to know: • the amounts of income for the period & total… • the fixed & variable expenses & total… • Subtract the total expenses from the total income (discretionary income)… • If discretionary income is negative, reduce expenses…
Benefits to creating a budget • Personal Benefits??? • Business Benefits??? • Getting Your Teen on a Budget: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNHbIoL2p-Q
Why Do We Need to budget??? Ask Bill Cosby… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_svOvuaecxs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_svOvuaecxs