Unit 6.3 Part 1 Budgeting
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Transcript of Unit 6.3 Part 1 Budgeting
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Purpose• Learn how to manage
money by preparing a personal spending plan
• Identify ways to decrease spending and increase income
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Objectives
• Track daily spending habits• Prepare a personal spending plan or
budget to estimate monthly income and expenses
• Identify ways to decrease spending and increase income
• Identify budgeting tools that will help you manage your money
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
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What is a Budget?• A plan for spending
and saving money• Most people think
budgets are:– Rigid and inflexible– Painful – who wants to
eat Top Ramen every night!
– No fun!
A budget takes the fun out of money – Mason Cooley
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Why Budgets Make Sense
• Budgets help you:– Set priorities– Achieve what’s
important to you• A good budget is:
– Realistic– Ongoing– Clear and easy to
use
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Budget Categories
• Income– Gross– Net
• Savings– Emergencies– Long-Term– Retirement– Short-Term
• Expenses– Fixed– Variable– Discretionary
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Income: Money Earned• Gross income: An
individual’s income before taxes.
• Net income: Income after taxes are paid.
• Taxes can range from 15% to 31%.
It is important that you use your NET INCOME when creating your budget!
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Taxes and Deductions
• First job pays $30,000/year. • Your salary is your gross income. Take off at least 25% for taxes
and other deductions. That’s what’s left for you to spend.• Example:
Gross salary = $30,000Minus 25% taxes and deductions - 7,500Net income $22,500
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Total Your Monthly Earnings
• Bonus pay• Dividends and interest• Commissions• Alimony and/or child support• Public assistance• Pension or retirement income
List your salary or self-employment wages as well as any other income you receive, such as:
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Expenses• Expense: A cost to
meet a need or pay a debt
• Types of expenses– Fixed– Variable– Discretionary
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Savings: Pay Yourself First• Savings: unspent income• Types
– Emergencies: Plan to set aside Three – Six months’ living expenses
– Long-term: Large ticket items (house, car, college)
– Retirement: It’s never to early to start
– Short-term: Vacation, clothes, new skis
• This amount should show up under expenses (either Fixed or Variable)
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Needs vs. Wants• Needs are essentials
– Food– Shelter– Clothing– Transportation
• Wants are extras– Eating out– Big, expensive house– Shop till you drop– Brand-new or
expensive car
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Fixed ExpensesA cost that occurs regularly and doesn’t vary in amount
– Rent– Mortgage– Car payment– Insurance premium– School loans– Others?
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Variable ExpensesA cost that occurs regularly but may vary in amount:
– Electricity– Water and Garbage– Telephone– Gasoline– Groceries– Others?
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Discretionary ExpensesA cost determined by personal wants that may be controlled
– Movies, videos, CDs– Sports– Eating out– Grooming and clothes– Concerts and plays– Vacations– Others?
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Budget Summary
• Establish a budget:– Income– Savings– Expenses
• Fixed• Variable• Discretionary
• End up with a budget surplus and you’re a success!