A Glance at Planning the Rest of
Your Life
Introduction
| Task | Procedures | Resources
| Evaluation | Conclusion
You are now a young adult ready
to take on the world. Math concepts often seem unrelated to the real
world when practiced in isolation. This simulation will integrate
economic principles, introduce basic ideas of consumer education, and review
all math operations.
To
begin this "Real World" simulation, you must first choose a career.
When choosing a career, one would want to be well informed and educated
on what field they would like to spend their time in. Whew!
If you thought this was hard, your work has only begun. Next, you
must choose a place of residence.
Now
that you have a job and a house you are going to need to have transportation
to get to and from work. Your final task is to setup a monthly budget
based upon your research from print and online resources on the subject
of personal budgets of the average consumer.
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Online Resources | Print Resources |
Career | |
Bureau of Labor Statistics-Categories | The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career For a Lifetime
of Satisfaction and Success by Nicholas Lore
ISBN: 0684823993 |
Yahoo Careers | Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You through the Secrets
of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger
ISBN: 0316890790 |
University of Wisconsin Careers Center | Discover What You're Best at: A Complete Career System That Lets You
Test Yourself to Discover Your Own True Career Abilities by Linda Gale
and Barry Gale
ISBN: 0684839563 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics-Information | |
Career Exploration | |
House | |
Realtor.com | |
ReMax Realtors | |
Century 21 | |
Yahoo Real Estate | |
Vehicle | |
Autotrader.com | |
MSN Carport | |
Autoweb.com | |
Online Car Prices | |
Budget | |
Auto Loan Payment Calculator | Budget Kit: The Common Cent$ Money Management Workbook, 2nd Edition
by Judy M. Lawrence
ISBN: 0793123437 |
Home Loan Payment Calculator | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s
by Sarah Young Fisher and Susan Shelly
ISBN: 0028643747 |
Creating a Budget You Will Stick With | Personal Finance for Dummies(R), 3rd Edition by
Eric Tyson and David Silverman ISBN: 0764552317 |
7 Things a Budget Can Do For You | |
My Budget-A Pie Chart Example | |
Personal Excel Spreadsheet Example |
When the simulation is completed you will receive a grade that reflects the quality of your work. Even more important, the degree of preparation you have achieved will help with your first years in the professional world. To see how you will be evaluated please access the rubric for this simulation by clicking on the link below. Similar to the business world, the best will be rewarded with the most points.
Click on the following link to access the Budget
WebQuest Rubric
To conclude this simulation about the real world we would
like to allow you the opportunity to reflect upon your experiences.
We are looking for your reactions and comments to the things that you have
learned through this process. Use the form provided by clicking
here to answer a series of questions about the project and process
you have just completed. Also include your written career summary
along with the reflection questions. To reference the prompts for
the career summary click here.