Financial Literacy Mrs. Browning By PresenterMedia.com PresenterMedia.com
Meal plans Today’s Agenda Attaining a college education with minimal student loans Living expenses Live on campus or at home College expenses 5 Homework
How much should I budget for college expenses? 1.Make a prediction for meal plans and living arrangements. 2.Analyze the information.
College Meal Plans 1.If you had the money up front would a meal plan offered at a college be a good investment? After you make your prediction go to Scroll down to college planning and click on “Is a meal plan a good deal?” Open a second tab and Google UCF meal plans. Plug the information into both the weekly and block meal plans and record your results. Did you prove or disprove your hypothesis? Copyright 2011 by Red & Black Books, L.L.C. redandblackbooks.com redandblackshare.com February 2011 Page 8
Should I live on campus, off campus or at home? 1.Rate the 3 choices from least expensive to most expensive. After you make your prediction go to Scroll down to college planning and click on “Should I live on campus, off campus or at home?” Open a second tab and Google UCF housing plans. Plug the information into both the on campus, off campus, results. Did you prove or disprove your hypothesis? Copyright 2011 by Red & Black Books, L.L.C. redandblackbooks.com redandblackshare.com February 2011 Page 8
How much should I budget for college expenses? 1.Was your hypothesis for food expenses correct? 2.Was your hypothesis for living expenses correct?