1. Mission - Create a Life for the Future
My Life Unit

2. Step One - the interview - understand
Your job is to create a future life for another person (client). The Problem- your client needs to decide on a career for life.
Goal for the next 5 minutes is to find out as much as you can about your client.
Ask as many questions as you can. Their goals, dreams, wants, needs, and especially what they are good at doing. What do they see themselves doing, owning, in their future.
1 minute to take notes in your tablet and to make sure you have at least 5 important facts that you just learned about them.

3. Step 2 - Interview other person
Your job is to create a future life for another person (client). The Problem- your client needs to decide on a career for life.
Goal for the next 5 minutes is to find out as much as you can about your client.
Ask as many questions as you can. Their goals, dreams, wants, needs, and especially what they are good at doing. What do they see themselves doing, owning, in their future.
1 minute to take notes in your tablet and to make sure you have at least 5 important facts that you just learned about them.

4. Step 3 - Define- question
Gather information regarding client. Students future roadmap worksheet as well as the list of things they are good at doing.
Be more specific of questioning. (5 minutes)
What do they want to do after high school (career, college, military)
What is their career ambition? What kind of hours, location and facilities are they willing to work in. (night shift, hospital, lab, outdoors, indoors, alone)
What type of housing do they want to live in, where would they want to reside? (beach, city, country)
What type of transportation do they want to have? (car, truck, van, sports car)

5. Step 3 - Define- question
Switch off with partner

6. Step 4 - Research Brainstorm ideas for your client, start with career.
Type of occupation/career _____________________________________________
Description of Job _______________________________________________________
Prerequisite – Degree(s) needed __________________(high school, college, grad school or med school)
Requirements - ________________________________(exams, tests, experience, physical condition)
Monthly Salary ________________________________

7. Evaluate choices What are the pros and cons for each area.
Have your client do a pros and cons for their choices to reach their future career ambition.

8. Continue to research -College or military
College – Name of university, college or trade school________________________________________
Location of school___________________________
What is your major/ minor__________________________
Number of years attending college_________
Tuition x amount of years=$______ (total cost for education)

9. Military Branch ________________ Ranking ______________
Occupation Specialty _________________
Monthly starting pay __________________

10. Step 5 - Research Housing
Type of housing ________________________________
Description of housing ________________(Bedroom/bath)
Location of housing ______________________________
Price of housing __________________

11. Step 6 - Research Transportation
Make (brand) of vehicle ____________________
Model (type) of vehicle _____________________
Description of vehicle ______________________
Cost of vehicle ________________________

12. Step 7 - Feedback 10 Minutes
Share with client your ideas regarding their life. Ask questions and take notes if needed for any changes that will need to be made.
Switch and share.
Go back and make changes.

13. Step 8 - Budget
Monthly Income ________________ (Choose one from occupation page)
Fixed expenses (monthly):
Student loan: _____________________
Housing: ________________________
Car/transportation: __________________
Make sure it’s the monthly payment

14. Budget continued
Find monthly fixed expenses for them. There may be a combination phone, cable wifi.
Cable : _____________________
Wi-Fi : _____________________
Home phone: _____________________
Cell phone: _____________________

15. Budget continued Flexible expenses: Play card game in class
Electric Bill _________________
Water Bill _________________
Groceries/food _________________
Entertainment _________________
Household expense _________________
Other _________________ (make sure you notate, leaking roof, party, needs such as clothes or shoes or free choice)

16. Budget continued Monthly income __________________
Total expenses (add all expenses)_________________
Subtract total expenses from income,
(Income – expense = budget)
Total at the end of the month __________________

17. Step 9- Presentation slides
After completing all of the necessary research and budgeting, present your findings to your client then to the class. Make sure you have complete finance, career, housing and transportation information on each slide including graphics.
A minimum of 9 slides. Start with introduction of client and end with budget of clients life. Is your client able to save money at the end of every month after paying for all of life’s expenses?
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