1. Federal Spending

3. Mandatory Spending Includes:
Social Security- Retirement Benefit
Medicare- Subsidizes healthcare for people over 65
Medicaid- provides health care to those with low incomes.
Food Stamps
Child Tax Credits
Child Nutrition programs
Personal Budget Examples:
i.e Rent, Groceries, Fuel, Utility Bills etc.

5. Discretionary spending refers to the portion of the budget that is decided by Congress through the annual appropriations process each year. These spending levels are set each year by Congress and Include:
Food & Agriculture
Transportation
Science
Energy & Environment
International Affairs
House & Community
Veterans Benefits
Medicare & Health
Education
Government
Military
Personal Budget examples:
i.e. golf, cable, coffee, restaurants, entertainment etc.

6. This pie chart shows the breakdown $3
This pie chart shows the breakdown $3.8 trillion in combined discretionary, mandatory, and interest spending budgeted by Congress in fiscal year 2015.

7. Actual discretionary budget 2015 +2018