Financial Reality Check

10th GradeBudgeting and Financial Success #2

Pre-Test

1. What does Reality check provide information for each city?

2. What does Reality Check match?3. Reality Check provides salary

information by what two factors?

Objectives

• Take the Reality Check survey• Learn the annual expenses for different

geographical areas• Identify careers that match with your

postsecondary plans and projected costs• Investigate career details in Naviance• Add careers and colleges on Naviance list• Update Postsecondary Plan

Reality Check

• Learn the costs to live in your city of choice• Matches projected annual salary and costs• Provides salary information by education level

and career

www.iseek.org/careers/realitycheck.html

Reality Check

Reality Check Tool

Housing Options

Annual Salary Needed

Family Costs

Education and Career Options

No Occupations Found

Education and Career Options

Health Sciences Careers

Physician’s Assistant

Naviance: Careers Tab

My Favorite Careers and Clusters

Physicians Assistants: Wages

Update Postsecondary Plan

Reality Check and Naviance

1. Explore Reality Check postsecondary levels and career clusters of interest

2. Identify careers that match with your occupational plans and projected costs

3. Investigate career details in Naviance4. Add careers and colleges on Naviance list5. Update Postsecondary Plan

Class Discussion

1. What careers match your projected costs?2. What are your postsecondary plans for a

career of interest?

Post-Test

1. What does Reality Check provide information for each city?

2. What does Reality Check match?3. Reality Check provides salary

information by what two factors?

Review

• For each city, Reality check provides – Costs information

• Reality Check matches– Career plans and projected costs

• Reality Check provides salary information by– Postsecondary plans and postsecondary level