1. If you could have any job, ever, anywhere what would it be?
Vocational Studies Opener: # In your openers section, put today’s date, and answer the prompt:
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If you could have any job, ever, anywhere what would it be?
What do you really think you will do for a career as you grow older?
How much do you think you will make a month after you are done with school?
Income and Careers

2. What are the 5 largest budget categories for the average family?
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What are the 5 largest budget categories for the average family?
Budget Categories:
Financial Responsibility and Decision Making

3. Vocational Studies Opener: #3 In your openers section, put today’s date, and answer the prompt:
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Calculate the NMI:
Gross Annual Income: $24,000
Gross Monthly Income: __________
Total Monthly Deductions: $500
Net Monthly Income: __________
Income and Careers

4. Vocational Studies Opener: #4 In your openers section, put today’s date, and answer the prompt:
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What is the difference between sales tax, property tax, and income tax?
Income and Careers

5. What is one commercial you have recently seen?
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What is one commercial you have recently seen?
What persuasive technique was used in that commercial?
Financial Responsibility and Decision Making

6. What classes do you look forward to taking in High School?
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What classes do you look forward to taking in High School?
Why do you want to take those classes?
Credit and Debit

7. Vocational Studies Opener: #7 In your openers section, put today’s date, and answer the prompt:
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What are your top three choices of high schools?
Why do you want to go to these schools?
Income and Careers

8. Have you ever saved up your money to purchase an expensive item?
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Have you ever saved up your money to purchase an expensive item?
Did you reach your goal?
How did you reach your goal, or why didn’t you?
Financial Responsibility and Decision Making

9. Provide 3 examples of a “financial institution”
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Provide 3 examples of a “financial institution”
Credit and Debit

10. but needed to buy new shoes,
Vocational Studies Opener: # In your openers section, put today’s date, and answer the prompt:
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If you only made $50 a week,
but needed to buy new shoes,
what plans could you make to be able to purchase new shoes?
Financial Responsibility and Decision Making
Planning and Money Management

11. Vocational Studies Opener: #11 In your openers section, put today’s date, and answer the prompt:
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Pick a product and tell how we can reduce, reuse, and recycle that item.
Financial Responsibility and Decision Making

12. How does a credit card work? How does a debit card work?
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How does a credit card work?
How does a debit card work?
Credit and Debit

13. (Better Business Bureau)? Why do you think this agency exists?
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Ever heard of the BBB
(Better Business Bureau)?
Why do you think this agency exists?
Financial Responsibility and Decision Making

14. Ever had to write a check before? Do you know what goes where?
Vocational Studies Opener: # In your openers section, put today’s date, and answer the prompt:
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Ever had to write a check before? Do you know what goes where?
Complete page 51 in your workbook.
Planning and money management

15. What is a stock? What is a bond? What is a mutual fund?
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What is a stock?
What is a bond?
What is a mutual fund?
Saving and Investing

16. How much would you make on interest at the end of a year?
Vocational Studies Opener: # In your openers section, put today’s date, and answer the prompt:
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If you have a $1000 in a savings account that pays 10% a month, how much would you make each month?
How much would you make on interest at the end of a year?
Saving and Investing