1. Chapter 28

2. Planning For The Future  What does money mean to you?

3. What are values?  Values are a belief of what is desirable, worthwhile, and important to us What do you value?  List what you would save if you could put only three items that are meaningful to you in a treasure chest. Who influences values?  Values can be influenced by family, friends, teachers, religious affiliations, work/career, media, and law…

4. What do you value?  People have different values which guide their decisions.  These decisions may have an affect on their lifestyle and financial situation. For example, if a person values financial security, he/she may focus on saving, investing, and/or finding a good job

5. What type of lifestyle do you dream about?

8. Setting Goals  To reach your desired lifestyle you will need to do some planning and goal setting setting goals allows you to focus on items that you identify as important.  Goals can be… Short-term goals can be achieved in less than one year. Long-term goals can be reached in more than one year.

9. Why are goals important:  Having goals allows us to become better than we are today.  Successful people have goals  Goals motivate and inspire people  Goals guide people as they live their lives  Without goals we have nothing to work towards

10. SMART GOALS  Specific  Measurable  Attainable  Realistic  Timely

11. To Achieve Financial Goals  We need to manage our money MONEY MANAGEMENT ○ To process of getting the most from your $$$ BUDGETING ○ A Plan of how I hope to spend my money ○ Steps in Planning a Budget 1. Set Financial Goals 2. Estimate Income 3. Budget for Fixed Expenses 4. Budget for Variable Expenses 5. Record what you Spend 6. Review Spending and Savings Patterns

12. 2. Estimate Income:  Any money your receive (on a regular basis) Investments, Salary, ???  GROSS INCOME (salary) Earned In come  Net Income Income less (-) deductions ○ Examples: Taxes, Insurance, 401-K, Social Security

13. 3. Budget for Fixed Expenses  Fixed Expenses Rent, Car, Loans 4. Budget for Variable Expenses  Variable Expenses Cable, Phone, Groceries, Entertainment???

14. 6. Record what you Spend  Write down what you spend during the month  Check what you spend against your budget A difference between budgeted amount and actual is called a budget variance Surplus – Deficit -

15. 7. Review Spending and Saving Patterns  Saving… Big Purchases Big Ticket Items Retirement  Budgeting is a continual process…

18. Income  Income = the actual amount of money you earn or receive during a given period  An employee may be paid: Weekly Biweekly=every two weeks Twice a month; 15 and 30 th Once a month Commission

19. Income  Wage/Rate=paid hourly Wage/Rate=paid hourly US minimum wage is $7.25 US minimum wage IL minimum wage is $8.25 per hour  Salary - receiving the same gross pay each pay period Salary Example: $50,000 per year

20. Gross Pay  Gross Pay is the total amount you earned for a specific time  Number of hours worked * wage (rate per hour) = gross pay  Example: 30 hours worked * $8 per hour=$240 gross pay

21. Net Pay  Net Pay (take home pay)  Gross pay-deductions=net pay  In US net pay = about 30 % less than gross pay  So you make $62,000 a year how much are you really making??? Estimate about: $43,400

22. W - 4  An employer gets the federal income tax information when an employee gets hired and must fill out a W-4 Form= lists number of withholding allowances you want  You will claim “0”or “1”on your forms  The more you claim the less the government takes out Example you have 5 children you need more money to take care of them

23. Overtime Pay  When you work over 40 hours in one week Get paid overtime or time and ½ for the hours worked over 40  Example: Wage = $7 per hour 47 hours worked 40 hours * $7 = $280 7 hours * $10.50 (time and half)=$73.50 Gross pay = $280 + $73.50 = $353.50  Do your parents get overtime? Or do you??

24. Deductions  Gross pay is reduced by  Deductions = amounts that are taken out of your pay before you receive your pay check  MANDATORY DEDUCTIONS Federal Income Tax State Tax % of gross income State Tax % ○ IL is 5 % ○ Some dates do not have state tax (Washington, Florida, Nevada, Alaska etc…) FICA (Federal Insurance Contribution Act) ○ Social Security 4.2% ○ Medicare 1.45%

25. Other Deductions from your paycheck  Pension Retirement 401 K 403 B  Health Insurance  Union Dues  Savings  Donations; charity

26. W-2 Form  By January 31 st an employee must receive (from each employer)  W-2 Form= summary of your total earnings and withholdings from your job  NEED THIS TO DO YOUR TAXES!!!  Lists: Total earnings from all sources Federal income tax withheld Social security tax withheld Medicare tax withheld

27. 1040 EZ  By April 15 each person who has worked must file an income tax return:April 15  1040 EZ (FORM TO DO YOUR TAXES) Single or married No dependents Taxable income of less than $100,000 Earned no more than $1500 in interest

28. Tax Deductions  Reduces the amount of income that is taxed  Common itemized Deductions Educational Expenses Mortgage Loan Interest Student Loan Interest Medical Expenses Standard deduction ○ A predetermined amount ($) the IRS allows

29. Average Salaries for Graduates Category2012 Average Salary 2011 Average Salary Percent Change Engineering$61,913$59,5913.9% Computer Science$59,221$57,0463.8% Business$53,850$51,7084.2% Health Sciences$49,196$47,3363.9% Communications$43,717$41,9884.1% Math & Sciences$42,471$41,3702.7% Education$40,668$38,5815.4% Humanities & Social Sciences$36,988$36,2522.0% Overall$44,455$42,9873.4% Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The data represent accepted starting salaries (not salary offers), derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau and a master set of data developed by Job Search Intelligence. Data for the January 2013 report were retrieved in November 2012, and reflect the final results for the class of 2012.