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Unit 2Unit 2BudgetingBudgetingMaking the Most of Your MoneyMaking the Most of Your Money
Examine spending habitsExamine spending habits
How does your spending measure up?How does your spending measure up? Spending Plan / BudgetSpending Plan / Budget
A plan for managing your money during a given A plan for managing your money during a given period of time.period of time.
Will change as your income grows.Will change as your income grows.
SMART SPENDINGSMART SPENDING Spending a $1 a day on a bottle of waterSpending a $1 a day on a bottle of water
In one month—you would have spent $30In one month—you would have spent $30
VERSUSVERSUS
Spending $30 on something you really Spending $30 on something you really need or wantneed or want
Part 1 - INCOMEPart 1 - INCOME
Cash Flow- refers to the money you have Cash Flow- refers to the money you have coming in, as well as the money you coming in, as well as the money you have going outhave going out
Income-Income-anyany money you receive money you receive AllowanceAllowance Birthday $Birthday $ Working a jobWorking a job
Paycheck IncomePaycheck Income
Paycheck will be for less than the money Paycheck will be for less than the money you actually earned.you actually earned. WHY?WHY?
Payroll Deductions- items that you must pay for Payroll Deductions- items that you must pay for and that your employer must withhold from youand that your employer must withhold from you
TaxesTaxes InsuranceInsurance
TaxesTaxes
Fees that support government programs Fees that support government programs and are required by law to be applied to and are required by law to be applied to income, property, or goods.income, property, or goods.
What do our taxes pay What do our taxes pay for?for?
Public SchoolsPublic Schools
MilitaryMilitary
Road MaintenanceRoad Maintenance
Retirement Income -ElderlyRetirement Income -Elderly
4 Most Common Tax 4 Most Common Tax DeductionsDeductions
Federal Income TaxFederal Income Tax
State Income TaxState Income Tax
Social Security TaxSocial Security Tax
Medicare TaxMedicare Tax
Federal Income Tax- a fee collected Federal Income Tax- a fee collected by the federal government to by the federal government to support its programs- sent to the support its programs- sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
State Income TaxState Income Tax
Most states collect an income tax that helps pay for state services. Also collected by every employer on behalf of its employees and then sent to the state.
Social Security TaxSocial Security Tax
Provides a small income and other Provides a small income and other services to the elderly, disabled services to the elderly, disabled Americans, and orphaned minors.Americans, and orphaned minors.
Medicare TaxMedicare Tax
Provides medical insurance also to the Provides medical insurance also to the elderly and to some disabled Americans.elderly and to some disabled Americans.
What you earn?
versus
What you actually get a check for?
Gross IncomeGross Income
The total Amount of income from your The total Amount of income from your wages wages
Before any Payroll DeductionsBefore any Payroll Deductions
# of hours you work time your hourly rate# of hours you work time your hourly rate Ex. If you work 15 hours a week and get Ex. If you work 15 hours a week and get
paid $10 an hour-your gross income would paid $10 an hour-your gross income would be $150 for the weekbe $150 for the week
Net Income / Take home payNet Income / Take home pay
The amount you’ll be able to deposit or The amount you’ll be able to deposit or cash. cash.
The amount the check is written to you The amount the check is written to you for.for.
ExpensesExpenses
What you spend money onWhat you spend money onNeeds and WantsNeeds and Wants
ExpensesExpenses
1. Fixed 1. Fixed
2. Variable2. Variable
3. Periodic or Occasional3. Periodic or Occasional
Fixed ExpensesFixed Expenses
Cost the same amount every timeCost the same amount every time Home Loan (Mortgage)Home Loan (Mortgage) Car LoanCar Loan
Example- $250 every month to pay off a car loanExample- $250 every month to pay off a car loan
Variable ExpensesVariable Expenses
Fluctuate in amount, so you usually have Fluctuate in amount, so you usually have more control over how much they will be.more control over how much they will be. Food / GroceriesFood / Groceries
EntertainmentEntertainment
Most Important ExpenseMost Important Expense
P.Y.F.P.Y.F.PayPay
YourselfYourselfFirstFirst
Pay yourself firstPay yourself first
Saving is an important part of reaching Saving is an important part of reaching your financial goals.your financial goals.
Whenever you receive $, you should Whenever you receive $, you should immediately put aside a certain amount immediately put aside a certain amount into an account that you will use later to into an account that you will use later to reach a long-term financial goal.reach a long-term financial goal.
Creating a BudgetCreating a Budget
1. Decide the time frame for tracking your 1. Decide the time frame for tracking your income and expenses. Weekly or income and expenses. Weekly or Monthly?Monthly?
2. List all the money you have coming in. 2. List all the money you have coming in. Then total your income.Then total your income.
3. Make categories for each of your 3. Make categories for each of your expenses. Don’t forget P.Y.F. Then total expenses. Don’t forget P.Y.F. Then total your expenses.your expenses.
Creating A BudgetCreating A Budget
4. Subtract your total expenses from 4. Subtract your total expenses from your total income. If the # is negative—your total income. If the # is negative—you must adjust your expenses. If the # you must adjust your expenses. If the # is positive, you might want to add more to is positive, you might want to add more to P.Y.F.P.Y.F.
Creating a BudgetCreating a Budget
5. Step back and look at your budget 5. Step back and look at your budget and your financial plan.and your financial plan. Does it need tweaking?Does it need tweaking?
Stay on TrackStay on Track
Documents associated Documents associated with earnings/incomewith earnings/income
W-4W-4
Pay stubsPay stubs
W-2W-2
W-4W-4
It is almost impossible to avoid paying any It is almost impossible to avoid paying any taxes.taxes.
You do have You do have some some control over the amount control over the amount taken out of your paycheck.taken out of your paycheck.
The federal gov’t calculates your tax The federal gov’t calculates your tax decutions from the information on the Form decutions from the information on the Form W-4.W-4.
W-4 form is filled out when you started your W-4 form is filled out when you started your job.job.
Sample Form W-4Sample Form W-4
Form W-4 ..continuedForm W-4 ..continued
Key part of W-4 is on line 5 where you fill Key part of W-4 is on line 5 where you fill in the total number of “allowances”.in the total number of “allowances”.
These allowances determine how much These allowances determine how much tax will be withheld from each paycheck.tax will be withheld from each paycheck. ExamplesExamples
Martial StatusMartial Status # of children# of children
Documents– pay stubsDocuments– pay stubs
Pay stub- portion of paper that is Pay stub- portion of paper that is attached to your actual paycheck.attached to your actual paycheck.
Double check your stub when you Double check your stub when you receive it.receive it.
Sample Pay StubSample Pay Stub
Documents –W-2 FormDocuments –W-2 Form
When you receive your last pay stub for When you receive your last pay stub for the the year- year- double check it against your double check it against your W-2 that you will receive from your W-2 that you will receive from your employer in January. employer in January.
The information should match! The information should match! If it If it does not match, ask your employer for a does not match, ask your employer for a corrected W-2 form.corrected W-2 form.
Sample W-2 FormSample W-2 Form
SummarySummary
3 types of documents associated with our 3 types of documents associated with our earnings/incomeearnings/income W-4W-4 Pay StubsPay Stubs W-2W-2
QUESTIONS????QUESTIONS????
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