MSCS - 04-08-2025-Begin Budget Project

Open Ended

Determine as many Wordplexers as you can. Type the number then the phrase.

Examples: 2-skirting around the issue

8-balancing act

• Compute gross earnings, payroll deductions (such as taxes and retirement), and net pay.

• Create a simple budget and articulate the priorities using economic terms such as expenses, income, and savings.

• Evaluate how taxes, government transfer payments, and employee benefits impact disposable income.

• Calculate the cost of living based on various career choices in selected geographic locations.​

• Develop a personal budget based on expected earnings from a chosen career and lifestyle, incorporating short- and long-term financial SMART goals.​

Unit Objectives

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You’re 18. You Just Graduated. Now It’s All on You.

Realities of Graduation

Budget Project

You’ve just graduated from high school and turned 18. Your parents are officially kicking you into the real world—with just a little help.

Here’s what they’re giving you (one time only):

• A cell phone (device only)

• A basic bedroom furniture set, including:

  • Bed and mattress

  • Dresser

  • Nightstand

  • Lamp

• $500 toward your apartment deposit

You must figure out the rest on your own:

• You are responsible for everything else:

  • Full-time job (35+ hours/week)

  • Rent

  • Transportation

  • Phone service

  • Groceries

  • Utilities

  • All other expenses

Welcome to adulting — this is your grade.

Replace this with a header

​Replace with sub-header

Replace this with your body text. Duplicate this text as many times as you would like. All provided templates can be reused multiple times. Wish you a good day.

Happy teaching!

Poll

Do you currently have a full-time job (35+ hours/week)?

• Yes

• No

​You will click on the links on the next slide to search for a jog.

I NEED A JOB

Click on this link to tell me about your job:
https://forms.gle/8jxqVn1TzAyPcUgV6

I HAVE A JOB

You need a job

Find a Real Job – Entry-Level Only - You may use Memphis job sites: (or search on your own)

• www.indeed.com/jobs?q=entry+level&l=Memphis%2C+TN

• www.snagajob.com/job-search/w-memphis,+tn

• www.hireteen.com/online-jobs-for-teens/jobs-in-memphis-tennessee/

• www.memphisulyp.org/youth-workforce

​Rules:

• Must be full-time (35+ hrs)

• Must say “Entry Level”

• Must be qualified TODAY

• Screenshot must show job title and “Entry Level”