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Purpose: Compare needs, wants and consequences of spending with consideration of personal financial resources.
Assignment:
- Create a balanced budget for yourself
- Go through the choices listed and choose which you want.
- Pay attention to how often a cost is paid – weekly, monthly, annually, etc. and find the total for a monthly cost.
- Total up the costs you have chosen and determine how much you will have to work to pay for your expenses.
- If you choose to live at home, choose that option when listed for various expenses; if it is not listed, you must
total up the options you would like.
A. Living Arrangements
Monthly total:
$628
B. Transportation
$490
Grains include: rice, pasta, bread, cereal, baked goods; will also include corn and beans
Produce includes: fresh, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables
Dairy: Milk, block cheese, yogurt. For cost purposes, eggs will be included with dairy. Fancy cheese, specialty milks, or
other dairy products will bump the cost level up.
Meat includes: beef, chicken, pork, fish, etc. Basic meat will be mostly chicken, ground meats and deli meats. Steak,
roasts, ribs, bacon, shellfish, etc. will bump costs up a level.
Prepared Foods: Most food in the middle aisles: Cereals, frozen meals (pizza, microwave dinners, fries, etc.), sweets and
treats (cookies, ice cream, pop, chips, etc.), prepared foods like Kraft dinner, Side Kicks, Mr. Noodles, etc.
C. Groceries
Monthly total:
$361
These are estimates based on real plans. Most cell plans include 3-4 extra costs and monthly fees depending on add-ons
and company policies. If you don’t know how much data you use in a month, use the link below to calculate it. You can
turn off or limit your data use by accessing Wi-Fi for most of your online use.
http://www.virginmobile.ca/en/support/data-support.html?province=AB&geoResult=AB
Add-ons
These are additional monthly costs for mobile plans; these services are not included in the packages above.
Option #5
$120
Add on costs:
$5
Cell phone total:
$125
- Caller-ID - $5/mo.
- Voicemail - $5/mo.
- 100mins international calling – $15
- Data add-on 1GB for $15/mo.
- International text messaging
o 100 messages $5/mo.
o Unlimited $10/mo.
- International calling – $0.25/minute
Internet plan
Plan #1 Plan #2 Plan #3 Plan #4
$35/mo. for 3mo. $40/mo. for 3mo. $45/mo. for 6mo. $50/mo. for 6mo.
$65 After first 3 $75 After first 3 $85 After first 6 $100/mo. After first 6
5Mbps download 15Mbps download 30Mbps download 1505Mbps download
512Kbps upload 512Kpbs upload 5Mbbs upload 15Mbps upload
65GB mthly transfer 150GB mthly transfer 300GB mthly transfer 1TB mthly transfer
5 Mbps or less: Basic Web 10–25 Mbps: Moderate 25–40 Mbps: Heavy HD 40+ Mbps: Constant
surfing and email high-definition (HD) streaming, online gaming, streaming, online gaming,
l5–10 Mbps: Web surfing streaming, online gaming, and downloading, with and downloading, with a
and email, with occasional and downloading files, many connected devices large number of connected
streaming and online shared among several devices
gaming, shared among a connected devices
few connected devices
6 | CALM20 – Budget Assignment
Plan #5 Living @ home $0
Option #3
Internet total:
$85
These are typical rates for Alberta. Plans and packages vary by company and location.
How much speed do you need: https://www.highspeedinternet.com/how-much-internet-speed-do-i-need
Other Subscriptions
o Crave TV - $9.99/mo. +Movies+HBO – 19.98
o Hulu - $5.99/mo.
o Xbox Live - $70/yr. ($5.83-$10/mo.)
o Playstation Plus Subscription - $70/yr. ($5.83-11.99/mo.)
o Other subscriptions – search for price, or assume they are $8/mo.
$
D. Technology
Cell phone total: $125
Internet total: $85
Digital Entertainment: $22
Monthly Total:
$232
Clothing: (Required)
- #1 Used (Thrift & consignment): $20/mo.
- #2 New, non-brand: $35/mo.
- #3 Brand name: $80/mo. $35
Exercise:
- Gym membership: $100/month
- Fitness classes: $40/month
- Sports leagues: varies by sport, assume about $30/mo. $ 100
Entertainment:
- Movies at the theatre: $20 (w/ snacks $35/person)
- Other expenses will vary, include based on your habits
Eating out
- $100/month (fast food 1/week and 2 sit down meals/mo.)
- $200/ month (fast food up to 3/week, 2 sit down meal/mo.)
o Add $15 if 18+ and you have alcohol with sit down meals $ 100
Banking:
o ATM access, Transaction fees, Monthly fees – check your actual bank costs and use your total for last
month.
- If you do not know, assume that it is about $15/mo. for bank fees $ 15
- Do you have to pay fees with your bank?
D. Other costs
Monthly total:
$300