1. Credit Card Game Play “It costs what?” http://www.thirteen.org/finance/games/itcost swhat.html

2. Student Credit Card Offers http://www.creditcards.com/college- students.phphttp://www.creditcards.com/college- students.php http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/credit/T0 16-S001-7-great-credit-cards-for-students- and-young-adults/index.htmlhttp://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/credit/T0 16-S001-7-great-credit-cards-for-students- and-young-adults/index.html http://www.dailymarkets.com/student-credit- cards/http://www.dailymarkets.com/student-credit- cards/

3. IRS Tax Tutorials – The How’s of taxes http://apps.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/ student/hows.jsp Complete lessons 1, 2, 10 and 14 – try out the Tax Tutorial, Simulation and Assessment. Finish with a skill check.

4. The Why’s of Taxes http://apps.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/stu dent/whys.jsphttp://apps.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/stu dent/whys.jsp Complete the following lessons: Theme 4, Lesson 1 Theme 6, Lessons 2 and 3

5. IRS: Tax calculator Go to the following 2 websites: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm OR http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/home and select a potential job that you would eventually like to have. Use the Annual average wage/salary to calculate how much you would have to pay in taxes with that job using the link below. http://apps.irs.gov/app/withholdingcalculator/ (Answer on the back of this sheet or on a separate sheet of paper)

6. Scenario 1: Single person Rent: $1,000/month Food: $250/month Transportation (car payment, gas, insurance): $350/month Utilities (gas, heat, electricity): $200/month Phone, Internet: $100/month Other: $___/month Calculate how much you will need to earn per year to cover all of your expenses after taxes. What is that amount? (Write your answers on the back of this sheet or on a separate sheet of paper)