Unit Activity

Unit: Skills for College and Career Success

This activity will help you meet these educational goals:
● Content Knowledge—You will prepare a personal budget based on you chosen
career pathway and desired lifestyle.
● Inquiry—You will conduct online research in which you will collect information and
communicate your results in written form.
● 21st Century Skills—You will use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and
communicate effectively.

Introduction
In this activity, you will research the financial details of your chosen career, including average
salary, the price of college tuition, and your expected lifestyle.
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Directions and Analysis

Task: Preparing a Personal Budget
For your chosen career pathway, research the average pay and the price of college tuition or
training. Then, using the table below, prepare a personal budget reflecting your desired
lifestyle. Budget for all of the income and expense items included in the table.You may
include more income and expense items that you want to plan for.

Type your response in the table:

Personal Budget
Money Needed for College
Career/Pathway meteorology
Tuition/Semester $13,153
No. of Semesters 4
Total Tuition
52 612
Funding Options
Scholarships and Grants $13,690
(Expected)
Student Loans $29,400

Income after College

Average Pay $51.66 an hour or $107449 per year

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Annual Expenses
Home 110,900
Car
9996
Loan Repayments ???
Insurance $2,008 per year
Utilities 6,888
Total

Savings and Investments ????

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Evaluation
Your teacher will use this rubric to evaluate the completeness of your work as well as the
clarity of thinking you exhibit.

Total Points: 100

Task: Preparing a Personal Budget Task Points: [100]

● budgeting for college tuition [20]

● funding options and estimates [20]

● income estimate [20]

● budgeting for expenses [20]

● budgeting for savings and investments [20]