1. Honestly, answer the following questions. 1
Honestly, answer the following questions. 1. What do you want to do in life? Or, What do you want to be in the future? (work, career, etc.) 2. How important is graduating high school to you? 3. How important is going to college (2yr or 4yr) to you? 4. Is money important in life?

2. 5. How much money do you think you are going to be making straight out of High School? (Just take a wild guess)

4. Let us consider the “basic” necessities
Let us consider the “basic” necessities. Avg Rent in Riverside, CA- $1101 (1br); $1503 (2br) Avg. “Bills” that need to be paid- $800 Food cost per month (per person)- $500 Total: = $ $2401 = -$605

5. Of course not every job is a minimum wage job

6. Here is another one in yearly earning:

7. Of course, not all colleges are created equal either…

8. Comparison Of Income by Education Level
Age Group
18-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
50-54
55-59
60-64
High School
Graduate
$17,431
$23,041
$25,623
$29,358
$31,229
$32,923
$30,610
$31,758
$33,936
One or two years
of college (community)
$22,099
$28,750
$36,542
$37,618
$37,516
$39,918
$40,275
$47,998
$47,211

9. Comparison Of Income by Education Level
Age Group
18-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
50-54
55-59
60-64
High School
Graduate
$17,431
$23,041
$25,623
$29,358
$31,229
$32,923
$30,610
$31,758
$33,936
Four-years
of college
$31,900
$38,500
$43,500
$44,500
$46,000
$48,000
$59,000
$62,700
$64,500

10. So…what does this mean to you? How is it relevant to you, now??