2. What’s The Cost?

3. How much?  Refer to your home work :  What other costs are there?  How much does that come to per month?

4. Altogether Use the average yearly utilities to calculate your monthly utility bill.

5. Not another Tax!  In order to pay for services such as refuse collection, library services and pavements you have to pay Council Tax.  The amount you pay is decided by the value of the property you live in. Your house will be allocated a band.

6.  Use the council tax band table to find the cost of your council tax.

7. Adding it up Combine this with your council tax bill to form your household bills and complete the household section of your personal budget.

8. What is the cost?  Use the sheet to calculate the real cost of your property over 25 years or the total rent you will have paid in twenty five years.  Fill in the utilities cost  Find the total.

11. Homework  Find the cost of public transport train, bus, underground if appropriate.  Look at the car sales board and note down the details of any cars that you feel are appropriate.