Budgeting+Project

Learning unit for Budgeting Directions for Budgeting Project Problem: Many individuals and families are having trouble getting out of debt. They need to create a budget plan to help see where their money is going on a monthly basis. Making a budget will help them stay within their monthly salary.

Brainstorm: Using google drive spreadsheet app create a fake budget using the monthly salary you chose from the bag.

Note taking: Use the ibrainstorm app to show both flexible and fixed items that are needed when making a creating a budget. This will help to determine where to reduce money amounts in the budget plan.

Creation:

1. After you have picked a monthly salary from a bag think of items (bills,food) that are considered flexible and fixed for a family or individual can make to get the budget started.

2. Create a fake budget that labels fixed items, flexible items, name of items, total amount of bills and over or under the budgeted amount in the rows in the spread sheet. Use google drive spreadsheet then copy to camera shots.

3. Use the show me app to explain your spreadsheet budget. Show where changes can be made to make the budget better or how a good budget was made.