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What technology or technology skills are required for this Lots of technology being used especially computers
career? This includes programs, devices, machines, tools, and programs
computer/tech skills, and etc. Provide links to sources you
found this info at.
What is the job outlook for this career? Is it growing or Job is slowly growing more and more over the years
shrinking? By what percent? How does that compare with
average job growth in the US? Post a link to the source you used
for this question. You can use this link, and tell me WHY it is
reliable!
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YEARLY salary for a beginner at this career (an “entry level” $ 48000 salary).
This is called “Gross yearly
income”
The amount you will pay in FICA taxes (Social Security and Medicare). 7.65% , or $1573
Note: this is a percent of your yearly salary, and how many people live in your
household affects what percentage you pay)
YEARLY NET disposable income, or “income after taxes are taken $38,626 out.”
(your salary minus taxes)
The 50/30/20 rule: Below, write down how much you should spend, in dollar amounts, on NEEDS, WANTS, and
SAVINGS each month. Hint: multiply your Net MONTHLY income x a decimal for each %
Go to Yahoo Finance, and search for a company that you might want to invest your own money into. You are
required to pick one company’s stock, and track it for the duration of this project. Use Yahoo Finance to keep
track of the stock’s value. Use this site for help reading the stock chart for the company you chose!
Name
and symbol of stock you chose TSLA
Example: Facebook, Inc. (FB)
Stock 52 week 52 week Purchase price Price on the Next Final Price Check (day
Symbol high low Date: (insert the date Block Period before this assignment is due)
(Abbreviation) you first looked at this
stock here)
TSLA $389.61 $248.24 $263.27 $307
$ 284.45
$21.23
Total gain or loss per share
(overall change in value of the stock from when you first looked it up until the last time you checked)
Sample of
Yahoo
Finance
stock page
Stars are
next to
important
info
INVESTMENTS
You will need to give a short description of, and list AT LEAST one strength and one weakness for, each of the four
investment options:
Loaning money to a bank you can protect your money can't access till your time you
for a set period of time and invest it into a bank set is over
Certificate
of Deposit
Money going to the +You can get your money back Can not get your money back
US government after the period of time with until the period of time you
interest signed up for is over
Treasury
Bond
(aka a
“bond”)
Buying share of a company you can make money while risky and could lose money
doing nothing you invested
Stocks
(in a
company)
Company invest part of your +get interest and a lot money -Very long time and you get
money and save it till your for your retirement less money in your pocket for
retirement the time you are working there
401k
(through
your work)
NOTE: You MUST do the research for stocks/bonds/certificates of deposit, even if you choose to NOT include stocks,
bonds, or certificates in your monthly budget. Choose one of the following options and respond below:
A) In a few sentences, pick one or two of the options from the chart above that you could see yourself investing 10% of
your income in. Briefly explain WHY you would pick that option (or two) to invest in. (No, you cannot just copy and
paste your bullet points to here).
B) If you choose to ONLY have a savings account (and not stocks/bonds/certificates) in your monthly budget, write a
few sentences explaining why you are using a savings account to plan for your retirement and your future (keeping
in mind the future possibility of having children, sending them to college, maybe buying a house, etc.). You must
explain your decision to put your 10% into a savings account instead of investing for the future. Write that
reasoning below, here:
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HOUSING
You must find your own place to live, and you will be living alone for this project. Yes, you can have roommates in real life,
but sometimes that gets really annoying. Your apartment or housing must be located in the Los Angeles county area and it
must be in an area that you would actually consider living. You can choose to rent an apartment, house, condo or trailer,
but you must have the actual advertisement/listing to prove your new residence exists…save the link!
Remember the General Rule: Rent/housing should be NO HIGHER than 30% of your monthly income!
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UTILITIES
Without utilities, your place of residence will be a dark, damp, Xbox-free zone. I want you to continue living the life you have
now, or a better one (because you will have earned it)! So if you currently have a cell phone, WiFi/Internet, and
cable/satellite TV, you must include it in your budget. You will need to find out what utilities are required in your new place,
and then you will need to investigate the monthly costs of these utilities. Keep in mind that some apartments/condos
include certain utilities, while others do not. You need proof that certain utilities are included. If you don’t, I will add the
additional amount listed to your monthly budget…yikes!
Sometimes, your electricity, gas, and water are INCLUDED in an apartment. If that is what your apartment listing says, then
research the average cost of those utilities in Los Angeles. If your apartment says that there is Internet ACCESS, that just
means you just have the wires…you still need to pay for Internet service!
-Attach
a link to
the
estimat
e you
found
here:
http://www.move.org/utility- bills-101
Natural gas per month (+$20) $ 45
https://www.sprint.com/en/shop/plans/unlimited-cell-phone-plan.html
AUTOMOBILE
You live in/near Los Angeles so public transportation is not as easy as in other cities. You must purchase a car or truck that is
no older than the year 2008. The vehicle you purchase must have fewer than 100,000 miles and you will be financing the
entire price of the vehicle (meaning you are getting a loan!). The purchase price of the vehicle must be AT LEAST $9,000.
https://www.mazdausa.com/vehicles/mazda3-hatchback
Make of vehicle: (ex: Honda) Mazda Model: (ex: Civic) Mazda 3 5 door
Link to the sales listing/advertisement for the vehicle you described above:
To compute the monthly payments, use this link and input a reasonable credit score (NOT “Super Prime”)
and down payment. Remember, the interest rate is 5%!
Work Miles Per Week: Miles from home to work = 15 X 2 (round trip) = 30 miles per day
Work miles per week + 50 “getting around” miles per week: 80 miles X 4.3 (weeks) 860 = miles per month
$458.64
Total MONTHLY transportation costs: →
Auto/Renters- Most car insurance policies are quoted for a six-month period, so do
your math correctly! Use FALSE INFORMATION (name, address, etc.) to get a
Progressive quote without giving any personal information:
http://www.progressive.com/ To be 22, your year of birth is 1995. Answer the
questions with your current status.
For car insurance: you want limits of liability of $25,000/$50,000 bodily injury,
$500.00 deductible on comprehensive and collision and a $25,000 limit on Uninsured Motorists.
Combine your Renters Insurance with your Auto Insurance to save money! However, list the “premiums” (or
price) for each separately. For renter’s insurance, you want contents coverage of $25,000 with the remainder of
the coverages as they list them (Liability, Medical, Mold). Do not do flood insurance.
$180
Total Car insurance per month
$15
Total Renters insurance per month
$
Total Life Insurance per month ($50,000, 5 year term life insurance policy)
Life insurance is optional. I recognize that many people do not have it, or wait until they have a family or significant other.
-If you choose to get it, you can start with State Farm’s website: https://www.statefarm.com/insurance/life
Be sure to include any and all snack items that you normally consume. Do NOT include the following items: salt, pepper,
spices, cooking tools/pots/pans. Be sure to eat a varied and nutritionally balanced diet, and don’t forget to include drinks,
vegetables, and fruits! Check out Harvard’s recommended plate for help! Even though it is possible, eating Ramen Noodles
or the same thing day after day after day after day is boring and won’t work for this project. Balance your diet! Do NOT count
going out to dinner in this section…save that for the next one!
$184.90
Weekly food costs: $______45__________ x 4.3 = MONTHLY food costs
If you only buy some things once, like mustard or ketchup, you can leave that out of this “ x 4.3” part and just count it once!
Weekly Menu
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
cereal dino nuggets carne asada
THURSDAY
SUNDAY
GROCERY SHEET
Post links here to sites where you got your information about grocery costs:
Item _ Cost
ENTERTAINMENT
Make a detailed list of your weekly activities and the cost for each. Be specific! Remember that this project is for a month
and each month has at least four weekends. I expect to see a recording of the costs of your social life, which will include
more than just the video game playing or Snapchat-watching which currently eats up all your time. Please be sure to
include all costs associated with dating that dreamy boyfriend/girlfriend you will surely be seeing in the future.
Multiply your two-week total times 2.25 to get an estimate for a full month.
Remember that you are now paid as a professional, and professional jobs generally have a dress code. Some careers
require a certain dress code or uniform (dress pants, jacket, ties, skirts/blouses, etc.) which you will have to purchase. You
must also purchase all the “unmentionables” and casual clothes, including shoes. If you need more room, use the back of
this page.
Item Price
supreme boxers (4 pack) 32$
Jordan 1 $160
black pants $18
sock 6 pack $8
t shirts $4
Total monthly clothing $222 costs:
RANDOM EXPENSES
Below, you need to include all of those “necessity” items you have not yet listed. I am talking about things like toothpaste,
shampoo, soap, cleaning supplies, haircuts, newspapers, magazines, laundry, detergent, tithing, make-up, etc. Don’t forget
those quarters for the washer and dryer ($1.50 per load!!) Spending 4 hours in a Laundromat each week is a special kind of
joy.
Do your best to “guess” at how much you would spend on each of these per month. Example…you probably won’t buy
toothpaste every month, but you have to buy it at some point!
Personal Hygiene
deodorant $3.29
Toothbrush $1.99
Toothpast $3
Cleaning Supplies
windex $5
mop $8
Laundry Costs
detergant $12
$6 for two loads washing and drying
Other
You will now be paying for 8 semesters of school (or 1-2 years of training, for some of you) yourself, because even if you
aren’t paying for it now, you might need to pay for college for someone else if you plan on having children.
Total time in school: 4 years (depends on your occupation…ex: doctor is much longer than electrician, but both
require training or degrees)
College, University, or training program attended (and degrees earned if applicable): university
Cost per semester of that college/university (tuition, room & board, books and fees): $6000 x 8 semesters
If your program is less than 4 years, then adjust your costs to times (x) however many semesters you need
Include a print out of expenses per semester for each college or university off their website (look at their
Admissions/Tuition page…it exists!).
Length of financing = ___10 years_____
Interest rate = ____7%__________
To compute monthly payments for student loan debt, use this link and select “subsidized loan” (that means the
government pays the interest on your loan FOR YOU while you are in school!)
How much money do you have left over at the end of the month? $321.83
Each of you must do your own budget. You cannot simply say that you are sharing all expenses with somebody in
the class. You will be graded on accuracy and thoroughness of your budget. You are also required to turn in the
actual classified ad used to locate your housing, automobile, television, internet, and cell phone plan. Finally, you
CANNOT go over your budget.
Good luck!