Will+Maypole

=Picture Practice=

=Budget Table=

(Note: You can only view the spreadsheet here. You must enter data from your actual Google Doc spreadsheet.)

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=Getting a Job= == = = = = =Taxes=
 * ~ Name of Tax ||~  ||~ Calculation of tax for the year (provide a complete formula for each tax's calculation) ||~   ||~ **Dollar amount of tax** ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * < **Social Security** ||  ||< $31,366 x .062 ||   || 1944.692 ||<   ||
 * < **Medicare** ||<  ||< $31,366 x .0145 ||   || 454.807 ||
 * < **Federal income tax** ||<  ||< $31,366-9,350=$22,016(tax table) ||   || $2,886 ||
 * < **PA income tax** ||<  ||< $31,366 x .0307 ||   || 962.9362 ||
 * <  ||<   ||> **Total for //year//:** ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || **Total for //each month//:** ||   ||   ||

= = =Retirement Savings=


 * ||= **Dollar amount or rate** * ||
 * **__//Gross//__ //__monthly__// income -** || 2614 ||
 * **Retirement savings rate (as a percentage)** || 5% ||
 * **Dollar amount of retirement savings per month (gross monthly *rate = Dollar amount of retirement savings per month).** * || 130 ||
 * 1568 ||  ||
 * **Calculate how much money you will have at retirement at age 70 if you invest your budgeted amount at __ 6% __ yield. Use the compound interest spreadsheet calculator to do this. Assume your starting age is 22. You will need to calculate your annual contribution (principal) by multiplying your monthly retirement savings (above) by 12.** || $5,444,144 ||
 * **Calculate how much money you will have at retirement at age 70 if you invest your budgeted amount at __8%__ yield. Use the compound interest spreadsheet calculator to do this. Assume your starting age is 22. You will need to calculate your annual contribution (principal) by multiplying your monthly retirement savings (above) by 12.** || $10,777,243 ||
 * **Respond to these questions in a few well written sentences:**
 * **Why did you select the retirement savings rate that you did? Because I don't have a lot of income coming in.**
 * **What are the opportunity costs for your choice? I won't have a lot of money for retirement and will have to work longer.** ||
 * **What are the opportunity costs for your choice? I won't have a lot of money for retirement and will have to work longer.** ||

=Housing= || $500 ||  || high speed internet, individual climate control. ||  ||   || cats allowed ||   ||
 * Issue || Answers/responses: ||
 * Maximum rent (take home pay * 30%) $1652 x .3 
 * Monthly rent for your apartment/house: || $707 ||  ||
 * Location || Conshohocken PA ||  ||
 * Amenities (i.e. number of bedrooms, baths, and size in square feet) || 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom 600sqft ||  ||
 * Selling features (What makes this a great apartment?) || Free heat and free hot water ||  ||
 * Possible downsides || No dogs allowed ||  ||
 * Parking ||  ||   ||
 * Included utilities || Air conditioning, carpet, refrigerator, dish washer,
 * Security deposit requirement ||  ||   ||
 * Restrictions on pets? || No dogs
 * Length of lease || 6 months, 12 months. ||

=Transportation=
 * **Expense** || **Calculation** || **Dollar cost** ||
 * **Payment** || (From the Cars.com online calculator) || 79.53 ||
 * **Maintenance** || (Three levels of monthly maintenance based on car cost. See instructions above.) || 175 ||
 * **Gas** ||  || 85.7 ||
 * || **Monthly total** || 340.23 ||

=Insurance=  (to be entered on budget spreadsheet): || $314.42 ||
 * = **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px;">Total Insurance Costs for Car, Rental, and Health Insurances ** ||
 * > <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Car Insurance: monthly premium (website quote divided by six months): ||> $193.5 ||
 * > <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Renter's Insurance monthly premium: || $20.92 ||
 * > <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Health Insurance monthly premium: || $100 ||
 * > <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Total** monthly cost for insurance premiums
 * > <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Health Insurance monthly premium: || $100 ||
 * > <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Total** monthly cost for insurance premiums


 * Utilities **


 * **Utility** || **Calculation** || **Monthly Dollar Cost** ||
 * **Electric** || Online calculator (PDF uploaded to wiki) || $52.92 ||
 * **Water** || $25 per month (if not included in rent) || $0 ||
 * **Sewer** || $25 per month (if not included in rent) || $25 ||
 * **Trash removal** || $15 per month (if not included in rent) || $0 ||
 * || **Monthly total:** || $77.92 ||

=Communications=
 * **Service** || **Stand alone or bundled with another?** || **Cost** ||
 * **Cell** || $60 ||  ||
 * **Land line** || None ||  ||
 * **TV** || $70 ||
 * **Internet** || T.V. internet bundle ||
 * || **Total monthly cost:** || $130 ||


 * Food and Household Items **


 * Miscellaneous **

=Questionnaire and Video=


 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Is your budget balanced? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">No.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">If not, by what amount are you over budget? What could you do to balance your budget? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Get a cheaper living space.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">If your budget is balanced, what else would you expect to do with the money that is not budgeted to be spent? Would you increase your spending anywhere? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">I would spend money on cars, motorcycles and bicycles and save some.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Is this project a realistic simulation of what it would be like plan a monthly budget? What part of it do you think was //**most**// realistic? In what ways is this simulation **//un//**realistic? (How could it be improved?) <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">I think this project was very accurate with how you have to be careful where you spend and the oppertunity costs that go with those decisions.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">What has this project taught you about living in "the real world"? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">It taught me to be very selective with how I spend my money and what is really essential for everyday living.