Setting Financial Goals

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Setting Financial Goals FDIC Money Smart for Young Adults Building: Knowledge, Security, Confidence

Purpose Learn how to manage money by preparing a personal spending plan Identify ways to decrease spending and increase income

Objectives By the end of this course, you will be able to: Track daily spending habits Prepare a personal spending plan or budget to estimate monthly income and expenses Identify ways to decrease spending and increase income Identify budgeting tools that will help you manage your money

To make a Budget or to NOT Make a Budget?

What is a Budget? Budgeting is: An important step to financial security About choices – choosing how to make and spend money

To take control of your finances... A plan for meeting expenses Why Budget? To take control of your finances... Develop a budget What is a budget? A plan for meeting expenses Why make a budget? Usually for 1 month

Preparing a Budget Budgeting is about: Choosing how to use your money Knowing what your income and expenses are every month

Four Steps to Preparing a Budget Keep track of your daily spending Determine what your monthly income and expenses are the month before they are due Decrease spending Increase income Suggested changing top question to: How Do I Know What Bank is Right for Me?. If that is too big a change, add to the slide content question the phrase: “about the bank” as in “You should ask yourself several questions about the bank, including:” JK: I kept the question since it matches the lesson, but changed the “Before you open….” wording.

Step 1: Keep Track of Daily Spending Many people spend all their money—Do you know where your money goes each month? Have you ever had any money and then spent it? Do you remember exactly what you bought? Control Your Money! Know where your money goes Keep a personal spending diary

Set Your Goals Consider them when planning a budget: Be realistic Be specific Have a time frame Say what you want to do Have milestones

Daily Spending Diary Watch Spending Closely Use a daily spending diary or log Know where your money goes Cut expenses to save for goals Changed dash from keyboard dash to symbol to be consistent with other slides..

Step 2: Income Income comes in the form of: Allowances Wages from a job Miscellaneous work (like cutting grass) Interest and dividends from investments

Step 2: Expenses Expenses: items you pay for each month Housing and car payments Insurance Food and clothing Utility bills Personal, child or pet care Eating out or other entertainment Educational costs

Expenses Expenses: There are three types of expenses: Fixed Flexible Everything you pay for in a time period There are three types of expenses: Fixed Flexible Periodic

Expenses (continued) Fixed Expenses do not change Car payment Rent Flexible/ Variable/ or Discretionary Expenses might change Electricity Food Clothing or entertainment Periodic Expenses occur regularly but not frequently Insurance Subscriptions Warranties/ Service Agreements License renewals Changed dashes to symbols to be consistent with other slides.–

Step 3: Find Ways to Decrease Spending

Step 3: Find Ways to Decrease Spending You can decrease spending by: Carrying little cash and controlling your credit card use Not shopping “for fun” Remembering your savings goals Buying only what you need Paying your bills on time to avoid extra fees and charges

Step 4: Find Ways to Increase Income Get a second job or a job that pays more to increase income Use certain tax credits that can help you increase your income (or pay fewer taxes so that you get more in your paycheck)

Budgeting Tools These help you manage your budget: Monthly payment schedule Monthly payment calendar Computer system

Budgeting Tools (continued) We will focus on two: Monthly payment schedule Monthly payment calendar These help you: Record income in advance Plan ahead to pay your bills

Month________________________________ Monthly Payment Calendar Month________________________________ Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 $400 paycheck $25 savings $150 car $25personal $30 insurance 3 $16600 transportation 4 5 $25 interest (income) 6 $30 cell phone 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 $40 phone bill 17 18 19 20 $10 credit card/ loan 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 $40 entertain-ment 29 30

Think about the bills that would be the most important! Help! I Can’t Pay My Bills! Scenario: You add up your bills and the total is $900, but your income is only $600…. What do you do? Think about the bills that would be the most important!

Help! I Can’t Pay My Bills! (continued) Pay your rent or mortgage Pay necessary household expenses Pay high-interest loans Talk to your creditors If you have to choose, think of major obligations first:

CONCLUSION: To make a Budget or to NOT Make a Budget?

Setting Financial Goals You should know… How to track what you spend each day How to prepare a personal budget to estimate monthly income and expenses Ways to decrease spending and increase income About tools for better money management