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Let’s budget!Personal Finance
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If your salary is $2,200
•You are a single parent of two small children. Neither child is old enough to attend school.
•Your ex-spouse pays you child support of $100 per week.
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If your Salary is $2800
•You are married, but your spouse is a full time student at the local university.
•You have 2 small children, neither of which are old enough to attend school.
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If your salary is $1,500
You are single. No children.
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If your salary is $3000
•You are married with three kids. Two of which require daycare.
•Your spouse works and has a monthly salary of $2200
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If your salary is $2500
•You are divorced, noncustodial parent of 3 children
•You pay your ex-spouse $150 per week in child support.
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If your salary is $3200
•You are married with 2 children.
•Your spouse’s monthly salary is $2000
•Your children are both in daycare.
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First of all ….Pay your taxes!
Multiply your salary by 32%. This is the amount you must pay in taxes. Subtract the 32% from
your salary…this is called your take home pay.
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Pay yourself first…..
Set aside 5-10% of your take home pay in a savings account!!!
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You NEED Shelter….Pick a house from the list below:
3 bedroom 2 bath home on 1.5 acres$1,100 monthly payment
3 bedroom 1 bath home $900 monthly payment
2 bedroom home $600 monthly payment
Rent an apartment (2 bedrooms$550 monthly payment
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You will need basic utilities….
Basic Utilities (includes water, electric and LAN line phone
$200
Basic Utilities plus Cable Television$275
Basic Utilities plus Cable TV and Internet$300
Basic Utilities(Cable TV, Internet) and Cell phone
$475
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You will need Transportation
Sports Car $550
Mini Van $450
Used Sedan $300
Used SUV $400
Motorcycle $350
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You need FOOD……•If you are single your monthly food expense would be $350
•If you are married with children your monthly food expense would be $500
•If you are single with children your monthly food expense would be $400
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Now to analyze your budget…•Are you over budget? Do you spend more than you make? If so you need to got back through your budget and change some things! You have to spend less than you make!!
•Got money coming out of your ears??? Then go back and adjust your budget. You need to spend every dollar on paper before the money actually begins. Putting money in savings is “spending” that money. Every dollar has a place to go!!
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You need insurance
Family coverage = $400
Single Coverage = $200
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If you have children you will need daycare….
Daycare will cost $100 per child.
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And you must have a little fun…
A weekend of family fun would be $100
If you are single with kids, $ 75
If you are single $ 50