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=Picture Practice= =Budget Table=

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=Getting a Job= ==

= = =Taxes= =Retirement Savings= Your responses here: ||
 * ~ Name of Tax ||~  ||~ Calculation of tax for the year (provide a complete formula for each tax's calculation) ||~   ||~ **Dollar amount of tax** ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * < **Social Security** ||  ||< 6.2%= .062 x 61,810 ||   || $3,832 ||<   ||
 * < **Medicare** ||<  ||< 1.45%= .0145 x 61,810 ||   || $896 ||
 * < **Federal income tax** ||<  ||< 61,810 - 9,350= 52,460 ||   || $9,306 ||
 * < **PA income tax** ||<  ||< 3.07%= .0307 x 61,810 ||   || $1,897 ||
 * <  ||<   ||> **Total for //year//:** ||   || $15,931 ||
 * ||  || **Total for //each month//:** ||   || $1,328 ||
 * ||= **Dollar amount or rate** * ||
 * **__//Gross//__ //__monthly__// income -** || $5,151 ||
 * **Retirement savings rate (as a percentage)** || .05 ||
 * **Dollar amount of retirement savings per month (gross monthly *rate = Dollar amount of retirement savings per month).** * || $257 ||
 * **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.** || $892,312 ||
 * **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.** || $1,766,423 ||
 * **Respond to these questions in a few well written sentences:**
 * **Why did you select the retirement savings rate that you did? I chose that rate because it is a good steady rate and it's an amount that I would not mind putting into my retirement savings.**
 * **What are the opportunity costs for your choice? Opportunity costs would be less money for me to spend while going out with friends and buying other things that I would want.**
 * **Why did you select the retirement savings rate that you did? I chose that rate because it is a good steady rate and it's an amount that I would not mind putting into my retirement savings.**
 * **What are the opportunity costs for your choice? Opportunity costs would be less money for me to spend while going out with friends and buying other things that I would want.**

=Housing=

2 1/2 bathroom 1,756 sqft ||  ||
 * Issue || Answers/responses: ||
 * Maximum rent (take home pay * 30%) * || $1,147 ||  ||
 * Monthly rent for your apartment/house: || $995 ||  ||
 * Location || Phoenix, AZ ||  ||
 * Amenities (i.e. number of bedrooms, baths, and size in square feet) || 3 bedroom
 * Selling features (What makes this a great apartment?) || Lavish looking household, great location, ceramic tile, spacious backyard ||  ||
 * Possible downsides || no ||  ||
 * Parking || Garage with two parking spaces ||  ||
 * Included utilities || Water, Electric ,Heat ||  ||   ||
 * Security deposit requirement || yes ||  ||
 * Restrictions on pets? || None ||  ||
 * Length of lease || 1 year ||

=Transportation= =Insurance= (to be entered on budget spreadsheet): || $224 ||
 * **Expense** || **Calculation** || **Dollar cost** ||
 * **Payment** || (From the Cars.com online calculator) || $85.55 ||
 * **Maintenance** || (Three levels of monthly maintenance based on car cost. See instructions above.) || $75 ||
 * **Gas** ||  || $107 ||
 * || **Monthly total** || $267.55 ||
 * = **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): ||> $102 ||
 * > <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Renter's Insurance monthly premium: || $22 ||
 * > <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

== =Communications=
 * Utilities **
 * **Utility** || **Calculation** || **Monthly Dollar Cost** ||
 * **Electric** || Online calculator (PDF uploaded to wiki) || $177 ||
 * **Water** || $25 per month (if not included in rent) || $25 ||
 * **Sewer** || $25 per month (if not included in rent) || $25 ||
 * **Trash removal** || $15 per month (if not included in rent) || $15 ||
 * || **Monthly total:** || $252 ||
 * **Service** || **Stand alone or bundled with another?** || **Cost** ||
 * **Cell** ||  || $110 ||
 * **Land line** || $104 ||  ||
 * **TV** || $104 ||
 * **Internet** || $104 ||
 * || **Total monthly cost:** || $214 ||


 * Food and Household Items **


 * Miscellaneous **

=Questionnaire and Video=