Name: Lucy Robinson Class: 1 hour

Real Life Arkansas

https://www.workforce.arkansas.gov/Real-Life/

1. Click on the red arrow after Get a Real Life Check.

2. Choose a city. Write your city here Rogers _. If you plan on living in
Paragould, pick Jonesboro.
3. Housing. Read about the housing choices by clicking on each one. Write
down which housing choice you make and its price __1 bedroom apartment
$587. Click Next.
4. Utilities. List which utilities you will have and how much they cost. You
may pick more than one. 1. Mobile cellphone, Water and sewer, energy,
and internet. $303
5. Food. Pick the food plan that most closely fits how you will eat. You can
add extra money on to this plan if you would like. List the plan you pick and
the cost. Home and dine out $450
6. Transportation. Pick which transportation choice you will make. Read
about each one before making a selection. Used auto. $420
7. Clothes Time. Pick the plan that fits how much you plan to spend on
clothes on a monthly basis. Work package $100
8. Health Care. Pick the insurance plan that you plan to have. Health
Insurance is a group plan that would be a benefit of a job. Health Insurance
II is an individual plan that would be required if you are self employed. If
you chose to not have insurance, pick doctors visit and dental visit, because
you will be paying all these yourself. List the plan you will have and the
amount it will cost. Health insurance #1 $94
9. Entertainment. List the amount you will spend on entertainment per
month. Home bundle $25
10. Personal Upkeep. Pick a plan for the amount you will spend monthly on
personal care products basics and har/skin $175
11. Miscellaneous. Pick an amount that you plan to spend on miscellaneous
items $550
12. Saving Money=Paying Yourself. Pick a percentage of your salary that you
will save for major purchases or events that you dont expect to happen.
10% $270
13. What annual salary will you have to have to live this lifestyle? $50,252
14. Click on the square on the left to determine extra expenses for having a
family. What are your choices for a family?
_____ Single
_____ Married (spouse stays home)
_____ Married (spouse works)
Spouses education __________________________
_____ 1 child
_____ 2 children
What is your Family Plan Yearly Expenses? ___________________________
Close Window.
15. Click Find Occupations that Match this Annual Salary (green arrow)
16. Education Choice. Doctoral or professional degree Occupational Category .
Health science Click Get Careers.
17. Choose a job from the list given. Pharmacist Annual Salary for this job.
$116,960
18. Will you make enough to support your lifestyle? Yes and more
19. If not, what could you do to make your lifestyle fit the money you will
make? I would make enough to buy extra things or give but if my job I
wanted didnt make enough I would cut things out of my budget
unessacary things to make it work.