1. Personal Finance

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. You are single. No children.

5. You are married with three kids. Two of which require daycare. Your spouse works and has a monthly salary of $2200

6. You are divorced, noncustodial parent of 3 children You pay your ex-spouse $150 per week in child support.

7. You are married with 2 children. Your spouse’s monthly salary is $2000 Your children are both in daycare.

8. 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.

9. Set aside 5-10% of your take home pay in a savings account This would include your emergency fund!!!

10. 3 bedroom 2 bath home on 1.5 acres $1,000 monthly payment 3 bedroom 1 bath home $700 monthly payment 2 bedroom home $500 monthly payment Rent an apartment (2 bedrooms $450monthly payment

11. Sports Car$550 Mini Van$450 Used Sedan$300 Used SUV$400 Motorcycle$350

12. Family coverage = $400 Single Coverage = $200

13. 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

14. If your single budget $25-100 per month for clothing. If your married with children budget $75-250 per month for clothing. If you are single with children you need to budget $25-200 per month for clothing.

15. 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

16. Daycare will cost $120 per child per week.

17. A weekend of family fun would be $100-200 If you are single with kids, $ 75-125 If you are single $ 50-100

18. If you are single, budget $200-250 a month for gas and maintenance. If you are married budget $300-600 for gas and maintenance. If you are single with kids, budget 300- 400 for gas and maintenance.

19. This would include things like lunch money, year book payments, cleats for ball teams, class dues. All those miscellaneous expenses that you might incur. If you are single, then budget $50-100 for this item. If you are married with children budget $50-150 for this item. If you are single with children budget $50-100 for this item.

20. 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 can only spend what 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 month actually begins. Putting money in savings is “spending” that money. Every dollar has a place to go!!