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Chapter 4
Financial Decisions and Planning
Slide 2
What Are Needs and Wants?
4-1 Resources and Choices
• Needs are things you must have.o Examples: food, clothing, shelter
• Financial resources are used to acquire goods and services.
• Wants are things people desire.o Examples: new cars,
vacations, luxury items
Slide 3
What Are Needs and Wants?
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• Financial resources are used to acquire goods and services.• Include: money or other items of value• While financial resources are limited,
wants and needs are unlimited and growing
• You will have difficult decisions between wants and needs
• The amount of money a person has to spend after needs are met is called discretionary income.
Slide 4
How Are Income and Wealth Measured?
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• Wealth: items of value minus any debts owed• Personal cash flow statement lists cash inflows and outflows.
o Inflows = incomeo Money received from your job, investments, other sources
o Outflows = expenseso Net income = positive cash flowo Net loss = negative cash flowo SHOW CASH FLOW STATEMENT
• Personal net worth statement shows a person’s net worth based on assets and liabilities.o Assets = money or items of value
o For assets like Cars, value is based on the price you could sell for. o Liabilities = debts
o Amount owed for car is liabilityo Difference between assets and liabilities is net wortho Assets that grow in value are appreciating and assets that decline in value
are depreciating
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How Is Wealth Measured?
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PERSONAL NET WORTH STATEMENT
Assets Liabilities
Cash and checking account $ 452.56 Car loan $1,100.00
Savings account 500.00 Credit card debt 200.98
Savings bond 300.00 Total liabilities $1,300.98
Baseball card collection 100.00
Computer, iPod, games 300.00
Car, current value 3,000.00 Net Worth
Total assets $4,652.56 Assets minus liabilities 3,351.58
Total liabilities and net worth $4,652.56
Net Worth
Slide 6
How Can You Make Good Financial Choices?
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Decision-Making Process
• When you give up one option in exchange for another you make a trade off.
• The trade off results in an opportunity cost, which is the value of the next best alternative
• Value can be measured in dollars, time, convenience, enjoyment, and so forth
• Give Ipod and bicycle example
1. Define the need.
• What need or problem will be resolved from buying the item or service.
• Computer for online research
2. List options for meeting the need.
• Buy or borrow computer
• Go to library
Slide 7
How Can You Make Good Financial Choices?
4-1 Resources and Choices
1. Compare the options.o List advantages and disadvantageso Consider the opportunity cost—the value of your next
best option.o Opportunity costs of using library computer vs buying
2. Make a decision.
3. Take action based on your decision.
4. Reevaluate your choice.
• Buyers remorse?
• Make purchase that you later regret
Slide 8
What Is the Purpose of Budgeting?• A budget is a spending and
saving plan.• Similar to cash flow statement
because both record income and expenses.
• However, a cash flow statement differs because it lists actual cash inflows and outflows to show how much money you have available at a certain date.
4-2 Basics of Budgeting
Slide 9
What Is the Purpose of Budgeting?• Spreadsheet allows you to
answer what if questions.• What if expenses go up 8%?• What is the price of the car you
are saving for goes up 10%?• What if prices on utilities drop
5%?
4-2 Basics of Budgeting
Slide 10
How Do You Prepare a Budget?
4-2 Basics of Budgeting
• Step 1: Estimate income• Keep track of money both earned and unearned.• Money should be calculated in weekly, monthly, and
yearly• Once you see the big picture you're about to see how
much comes in and goes out. It may change your spending habits.
• Step 2: Plan savings• Pay yourself first, put money into savings before you
consider other expenses.• Plan how much you want to save each month. This
amount may have to change based on your expenses.
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How Do You Prepare a Budget?
4-2 Basics of Budgeting
• Step 3: Estimate expenses: expenses are items which you spend money.
• Lunch, clothes etc.o Variable expenses: costs the go up and down every month
o Gas or electric bill fluctuate with weathero Can vary due to changing priceso Food, clothing, and entertainment are all variable.
o Fixed expenses: costs that do not changeo Rent, insurance, car paymentso Fixed expenses remain constant even when income does not.o If you lose you job, you may have to eliminate a fixed expense
if you cannot afford it. An example would be a car.
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How Do You Prepare a Budget?
4-2 Basics of Budgeting
o Charitable giving: act of donating money or timeo Donate through the churcho Donate money to red cross to help victims of natural
disaster.• Step 4: Balance the budget
• Savings and expenses should equal total income. • When these amounts are the same, the budget is balance
Slide 13
Personal Budget
4-2 Basics of Budgeting
Income Weekly Monthly Yearly
Work (part-time) $30.00 $120.00 $1,440.00Allowance for household chores 10.00 40.00 480.00Lunch money allowance 15.00 60.00 720.00Savings account interest .50 2.00 24.00Total income $55.50 $222.00 $2,664.00
Savings
Deposit to savings account $ 5.50 $ 22.00 $ 264.00
Expenses
Gifts $ 5.00 $ 20.00 $ 240.00Clothes and shoes 15.00 60.00 720.00Loan payment to parents 5.00 20.00 240.00Lunches 15.00 60.00 720.00Entertainment/miscellaneous 10.00 40.00 480.00Total expenses $50.00 $200.00 $2,400.00
Total savings and expenses $55.50 $222.00 $2,664.00
Budget Analysis
• Variances– Favorable Variances– Unfavorable Variances– When you spend more than 10% of what
you planned you should look at it carefully.
Slide 14
Recordkeeping Methods
• Manual records
• Electronic records
Slide 15
Slide 16
Focus On . . .
Philanthropy • Philanthropy is a form of charitable giving.• It supports a societal cause.• It often lasts for an extended period of time.• It is the primary source of funding for the fine
arts, performing arts, and most religious and humanitarian causes.
4-2 Basics of Budgeting
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What Is Financial Planning?
• Financial planning is a process of looking at your current financial situation and thinking about your future.
4-3 Personal Financial Planning
• More than a budget.
• Purpose is to plan for earning, saving, spending, and investing to allow you to achieve goals today and in the future.
Slide 18
What Is Financial Planning?
• Step 1: Gather financial information– Everything related to your finances should be considered– List of financial records. Need to prepare first 3
• Cash flow statement, Net worth statement, Budget, Checkbook, Bank statements, Investment accounts, Insurance policies, Paycheck stubs, Tax returns, Wills, Trusts, Credit accounts, Any legal documents related to finances
– At some point you will need to retire. – Look at medical history and medical history of family
members to estimate life expectancy– You should plan to meet financial needs all the way to the
end of life
4-3 Personal Financial Planning
Slide 19
What Is Financial Planning?
• Step 2: Analyze information– Look at inflows and outflows– Answer questions
• Is your income growing over time?• Is your net worth growing?• How are your spending habits changing?• Who else depends on your income?• What new goals do you need to add and plan?
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Slide 20
What Is Financial Planning?
• Step 3: Set goalso Personal goals: things you want to achieve in your lifeo Financial goals: describe how you will pay for your
personal goals.o Short term goals: one week to one year
o Replenish the money spent on PS4 in savings accounto Medium term: 2 – 5 years
o Save money for collegeo Increase income over the next 3 years
o Long term goals: 5+ yearso Contribute to 401(k) for retiremento Buy a car
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Slide 21
What Is Financial Planning?
• Step 4: Develop a timeline and benchmarks– Timeline: visual display of how long it will take to
achieve each phase of your plan– Timeline should include benchmarks, which are
standards progress is measured against.• Step 5: Implement and evaluate the plan
– Since goals and plans change, you need to constantly update your plan
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Financial Plan (One Goal)
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FINANCIAL PLAN
Net worth on April 1, 20--: $525.56
Personal Goal Financial Goal Benchmarks Timeline
Live in my own house in the country.
Buy a house in the country.
1. Save money for a down payment ($12,000)
5 years
• Set aside $200 per month
Once per month
• Open a separate account for money saved
April 8 (next week)
• Talk to a mortgage broker to get prepared
Make an appointment for April 15
2. Get a job that provides enough income to make monthly payments
2 years
Slide 23
Where Can You Get Good Financial Advice?
4-3 Personal Financial Planning
• Financial planners
• Financial experts
• Newspapers and magazines
• Seminars and workshops
• Financial websites
Slide 24
How Can You Protect Financial Resources?
4-3 Personal Financial Planning
• Deal only with financial advisers you know and trust.
• Keep good records.• Verify account balances regularly.• Guard passwords.• Be aware of phishing.
– Internet scam in which an e-mail is sent from someone posing as your bank or other legitimate business asking for personal information.
• Guard against identity theft.
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