My Financial Goals Through Employment Final Project

Final Financial Literacy Assignment: My Financial Goals Through Employment

Objective: To create a presentation outlining their financial goals and how they will achieve them through employment.

Step 1: Choose a Presentation Format

You can use any of the following to create your assignment:

✅ PowerPoint / Google Slides
✅ Canva Presentation
✅ Poster Board
✅ Video Recording

💵 Short-Term Goals (1 year) – e.g., buying a phone, saving for a trip, getting a driver's license

🏡 Mid-Term Goals (2-3 years) – e.g., buying a car, renting an apartment

🎓 Long-Term Goals (4-5 years) – e.g., saving for college, moving out, investing

​Suggested Categories:

🔹 What financial goals do I want to achieve in the next 1-5 years?

🔹 What is my career path or first job?

🔹 How much income will I earn?

🔹 How will I budget and save to reach my financial goals?

​Consider the Following:

Step 2: Identify Financial Goals

Step 3: Research Employment & Income

Please research and include:

🔹 The job you plan to have (or their first job)
🔹 Expected salary/hourly wage

🔹 How many hours per week they will work
🔹 Total monthly income

​ 💡 Example:
Job: Cashier at Target

Hourly Wage: $15/hour

Hours Worked Per Week: 20

Monthly Income: $1,200

💡 Example Budget:

💰 Income: (Total monthly earnings)
💳 Expenses: (List categories like rent, transportation, food, phone bill, etc.)
🏦 Savings: (How much will they save per month?)
📝 Plan for reaching financial goals

Create a Simple Budget:

Step 4: Budgeting Plan

Step 5: Create the Presentation:

​Organize slides or project into sections:

Introduction – Name, career choice, why they picked this job
Financial Goals – Short, mid, and long-term goals
Employment Plan – Job title, salary, hours worked
Budget Breakdown – How they will manage money
Savings Strategy – How much they will save each month
Conclusion – How financial literacy will help them in the future

Evaluation Criteria (Rubric)

🔹 Clear financial goals (20 points)
🔹 Employment & income details included (20 points)
🔹 Budget breakdown with expenses and savings (20 points)
🔹 Presentation is clear and engaging (20 points)
🔹 Effort and creativity (20 points)

Total: 100 points

If you would like for me to email you a planning worksheet for notes and a generic example of a powerpoint presentatoin, please send me your email in the chat.