Closer to Real Life By: Monique Garcia

-1 Room -1 Bathroom -Living Room -Kitchen Price: $40,000 Cambridge Apartments 1223 Beacon St. Brookline, MA 02446

Price: $25,000 USED! 2003 BMW X5

Labrador Retriever Price: $300

Mac Book Pro Price: $1, GB memory 250GB hard drive 15-inch: 2.53GHz

Personal Expenses: Cloth, Accessories, Make- up, Partying, food, dog food, phone, water,cable super market. $30,000

InterestTaxes Loan term (years) Sale Value ($) Montly Payment Total Interest paid Total Tax PaidTotal Value Cambridge Apartments 7% 0.50 % 15 years $40,000$376.20$24,715.64$3,000$67, BMW X5 (2003) 12% 0.50 % 5 years $25,000$566.53$8,366.67$625$33, Labrador retriver 12% 0.50 % 5 years $300$6.80$100.40$7.50$ MacBook Pro 12% 0.50 % 5 years $1,699$38.50$568.60$42.48$2, Personal Expenses 11% 0.50 % 10 years $30,000$425.75$19,590$1,500$51,090 $96,999$1,413.78$53,341.31$5, $155,

Salary$80,000 After Taxes$76,000 Monthly Income$6, Total Monthly Payments$1, Income Left$4,919.55

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