Preparing Lifelong Learning Personal Finance:
Imagine you are 25 years old describe your life. - What is your job? - Where do you live? - What do you own? - What do you like to do after work? - Do you go on holiday? Where?
To examine the importance of saving To calculate how much you could save To explore the cost of living
You want to buy a house it costs £180,000 You need 10% deposit. How much is this? What if you wanted to put down 15%. How much? What if your house cost £123,000
What sort of savings can people have? Why is it better to save your money in a savings account? Are all savings on a no risk basis? What type of savings carry risks?
If you were to save your money in a savings account at 6% interest and you saved £20 pounds a week how much money would you have after one year? What about 3 years? Plot a line graph showing savings over a 20 year period. Plot another line graph for £40 a week over 20 years
Under 16 your savings will be interest free. Your savings after this maybe taxed at around 22% How much of your totals over £20 years will be taken away in tax? ISA’s are tax free. You can save a certain amount in different ways over a year and not pay tax
What should you try and do each month? Why? Name a type of savings account? Why is an ISA a different type of savings account