1. Financial Literacy Mrs. Browning By PresenterMedia.com PresenterMedia.com

2. Meal plans Today’s Agenda Attaining a college education with minimal student loans Living expenses Live on campus or at home 1 2 3 4 College expenses 5 Homework

3. How much should I budget for college expenses? 1.Make a prediction for meal plans and living arrangements. 2.Analyze the information.

4. College Meal Plans 1.If you had the money up front would a meal plan offered at a college be a good investment? After you make your prediction go to www.myfico.com/crediteducation/calculators Scroll down to college planning and click on “Is a meal plan a good deal?” Open a second tab and Google UCF meal plans. Plug the information into both the weekly and block meal plans and record your results. Did you prove or disprove your hypothesis? Copyright  2011 by Red & Black Books, L.L.C. redandblackbooks.com redandblackshare.com February 2011 Page 8

5. Should I live on campus, off campus or at home? 1.Rate the 3 choices from least expensive to most expensive. After you make your prediction go to www.myfico.com/crediteducation/calculators Scroll down to college planning and click on “Should I live on campus, off campus or at home?” Open a second tab and Google UCF housing plans. Plug the information into both the on campus, off campus, results. Did you prove or disprove your hypothesis? Copyright  2011 by Red & Black Books, L.L.C. redandblackbooks.com redandblackshare.com February 2011 Page 8

6. How much should I budget for college expenses? 1.Was your hypothesis for food expenses correct? 2.Was your hypothesis for living expenses correct?