Will Work for Food Candy 1. p.1 If you bring back the packet 2. p.2 If you wrote a plan… Discuss with family… 3. p.4 If you did the 1 st week of 13- week Budget. 4. p.12 If you completed the five stocks.
Jan 22, 2016
Will Work for Food Candy
1. p.1 If you bring back the packet
2. p.2 If you wrote a plan… Discuss with family…
3. p.4 If you did the 1st week of 13-week Budget.
4. p.12 If you completed the five stocks.
Personal Management Merit Badge
$
Lots of effort , but totally worth it!
HANDOUT
• Fill in the blanks.• OR use your own pages.• You may use the words I’ll suggest,
or -• You may use other words you like
better!Brainless
attendance
HANDOUT
• Boxed portions: To be reviewed with your Merit Badge Counselor.
To help you in the future: Keep it! Read again in 5 yrs!
• If I go too fast, stop me.
• Bring this handout back next time:
2nd ____________
• Name ______________________________________• Date of merit badge classes: 1st ____________
*
• AFTER you’ve completed EVERYTHING (ready to discuss)!
p.2, Requirement #1:
Do the following:1(a) Choose an item that your family might want to purchase that is considered a major expense.
1(b) Write a plan that tells how your family would save money for it.
• We can save money by:__________________________________________________________
Item chosen: _______________Approximate cost: ___________
HDTV
Mostly _______ earnings, but each of us could contribute.
$1,000
p.2, Requirement #1b (continued):
1(b)1. Discuss the plan with your merit badge counselor.*
*When are you going to discuss this with your merit badge counselor?
• (FHE, or?)
2. Discuss the plan with your family.
**When are you going to do this?
3. Discuss how other family needs must be considered in this plan.
p.2, Requirement #1c:
c. Develop a written shopping strategy for the purchase:
1. Determine the quality of the item (using consumer publications or rating systems)._______________________________________EBay, Amazon, Consumer Reports…
p.2, Requirement #1c:
2. Comparison shop for the item.Find out where you can buy the item for the best price.
Call around
Who you called: What you learned:
____________ ________________
____________ ________________
Sleazy’s Pawn Shop Don’t go there!
p.2, Requirement #1c:
2. Comparison shop for the item.Find out where you can buy the item for the best price.
Study ads
Where you looked: What you learned:
________________ ____________________
________________ ____________________
Newspaper
Online sellers
Sears had a great sale
Include shipping costs…
p.2, Requirement #1c:
Did you find a great sale or a discount coupon? ________ ____________________________________________
Can you buy the item used? ___________________
Should you wait for a sale? ___________________
Maybe, but________
I could, but…
Yes
Consider alternatives:
p.3 Req. #2a: Prepare a budget reflecting:
Track your actual.
Your expected income (allowance, gifts, wages), Your expected expenses & savings.
1st Week INCOME
Expected Actual
Allowance ______ ______
Job ______ ______
Gifts ______ ______
_________ ______ ______
_________ ______ ______
_________ ______ ______
Total in ______ ______
EXPENSES & SAVINGS
Expected Actual
Donations ______ ______
Savings ______ ______
Savings (for… ______ ______
Save to Buy ______ ______
Junk food ______ ______
_________ ______ ______
Total Out ______ ______
INCOME
Expected Actual
Allowance _____
Job _____
Gifts _____
_________ ______ _____
_________ ______ _____
_________ ______ _____
Total in _____
OUTGO
Expected Actual
Donations ______
Savings ______
Savings (for… ______
Save to buy ______
Junk food ______ ______
_________ ______ ______
Total Out ______
$10
$10
$10
$30
$ 3
$ 3
$ 3
$ 3
$30
$422(b). Compare expected income with expected expenses (outgo). determine steps to balance:
working more
EXAMPLE
I can increase income by ___________
2. If outgo exceeds income, or decrease expenses by_______________buying less junk
INCOME
Expected Actual
Allowance _____
Job _____
Gifts _____
_________ ______ _____
_________ ______ _____
_________ ______ _____
Total in _____
OUTGO
Expected Actual
Donations ______
Savings ______
Savings (for… ______
Save to buy ______
Junk food ______ ______
_________ ______ ______
Total Out ______
$10
$10
$10
$30
$ 3
$ 3
$ 3
$ 3
$122(b). Compare expected income with expected expenses.
2. If expected income exceeds expected outgo, state how you would use the excess money: I could have some for __________________
Another EXAMPLE
better stuff later.
INCOME
Expected Actual
Allowance _____
Job _____
Gifts _____
_________ ______ _____
_________ ______ _____
_________ ______ _____
Total in _____
OUTGO
Expected Actual
Donations ______
Savings ______
Savings (for… ______
Save to buy ______
Junk food ______ ______
______ ______
Total Out ______
$10
$10
$10
$30
$ 3
$ 3
$ 3
$ 3
$12
$10
$20
$20
$50
$ 5
$ 5
$ 5
$ 5
$20
$40
• What actually happened?
Presents
• This guy should have
EXAMPLE
$10 more now than 1 week ago.
If you finish one week of expected and actual by next class...
(How about putting it on your pillow?)
p. 3-7, Req 2a Track your actual income, expenses, and savings for 13 consecutive weeks.
• Income• Source Actual• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• Total _______
• Expenses• Where Actual• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• ___________ _______• Total _______
• How are you going to remember to do this each day?
• Share this with your merit badge counselor.
p.8 Req. 3a, 3b Discuss with your merit badge counselor Five of the following concepts:
a. The emotions you feel when you receive money:
b. How the amount of money you have with you affects your spending habits:
*
If I have lots of money, I tend to spend ______
If I’d stolen the money, I’d feel _____
When I honorably earn money, I feel ______
more.
If I don’t have my money, it is ______ to spend. harder(Unless I have a credit card, then its easy to spend money I don’t have.)
Good
Bad!
I’m usually less __________ about it.
p.8, Req. 3c
c. Your thoughts when you buy something new:
Your thoughts about the same item 3 months later:
I usually feel ___________________
excited
happy
excited
happy
c. Explain the concept of:
buyers remorse
Often after buying something people feel _______ sorrow (remorse)
Especially if they ________ $, when it is time to make payments, they feel sorry or have _______ _______.
borrowed
and wish they could undo the _________.purchase
buyer’s remorse
p.8 Req. #3c Discuss with your merit badge counselor Five of the following concepts:
p.8, Req. 3d, 3e
3d. How hunger affects you when shopping for food items:
Did the item work as well as advertised? ___ _______
When hungry, I tend to buy .
3e. Your experience of buying an item after seeing or hearing advertisements for it.
Not always.
Once in awhile it is actually _____ than I expected.Often, the ad makes it sound _____ than it actually is.better
better
more
then, most of it gets ___________________
then into the ___________
p8, Req. 3f. Your understanding of
what happens when you put money into a savings account:
They pay me _______ for the use of my money.
They can afford to because they charge the borrowers interest at a ______ rate than the rate they pay me.
interest
higher
It goes into the ______________, teller’s drawer
bank’s safe
loaned out or invested or into the ___________bank’s bank
Charitable Giving
3g. Explain its purpose and your thoughts about it:
I think it is a _______ idea to give to a charity or church.
Good charities use money to help the ____ and _____, build buildings for __________ and other __________ purposes.
poor sickworship worthwhile
I can save _____ of my earnings for more important things I’ll need in the future.
I can use my money for ____ worthwhile purposes.
p.8, Req. 3h.
What you can do to better manage your money:
I can use ____ of it for junk.
more
less
more
• usually means: a ____ risk way to accumulate money.
• “Saving”
p. 9, Req. #4. Explain the following to your mb counselor:
4a. The difference between saving and investing, including reasons for using one over the other.
low-
*
• My father seemed to want me to save ever penny I got.
• I didn’t like that. But, I learned to stash 10%!
Example
Save $100 each month at 5%
$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000
$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000$20,000
Savings $1200 Interest Earned $30
1styear
Example
Save $100 each month at 5%
$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000
$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000$20,000
Savings $6000 Interest Earned $830
5thyear
Example
Save $100 each month at 5%
$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000
$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000$20,000
Savings $12000 Interest Earned $3530
10thyear
Example
Save $100 each month at 5%
$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000
$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000$20,000
Savings $18000 Interest Earned$8730
15thyear
Now earning > $110+ each Now earning > $110+ each monthmonth
p. 9, Req. 4a
Three Recommended Savings:
1. Save _____% in an Emergency Fund.
Try to never, ever spend this money!
10
2. Save enough for your “_____ ______” expenses.
Stuff you know you’ll be spending money on once a year!
for sure
3. Save whatever you can just to _____ ______ .buy stuff
Example
Savings Goal:
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%
10%
Emergency For Sure Buy Stuff
p. 9, Req. 4a. Explain the following to your Merit Badge Counselor:4a. The difference between saving and investing, including reasons for using one over the other.
Stocks & Bonds
• “Investing” usually means ______ -risk with a hope of a ______ return.
higherhigher
• Reasons for saving rather than investing:
• People who save money in a bank or credit union are much ____likely to lose it. And more likely to be able to get it when they ______ ___
p.9, Req. 4a (continued).
Reasons for saving: People typically save money for future needs including ____________.emergencies
less
• Banks and credit unions are usually very careful with our $, and (in some states—like Utah) our savings are insured
• by agencies of the U.S. Government: _____ & _______
FDICNCUA
want it
• Reasons for investing rather than saving: Although the risk of loss is higher, and some investments require lots more ______, some investments earn ___ _____ money.
p.9, Requirement 4a.
• Reasons for investing: People invest in hopes of earning ____ ______.more money
lots more
Stocks & Bonds
work
p.9, Requirement 4b.
4b. Explain the concepts of return on investment and risk.
• Return on investment refers to the amount you receive __ _____ of the amount you invested.
in excess
• Risk is a measure of the possibility of suffering harm or ____.loss
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
at 5% at 10% at 25%
ReturnInvest
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
at 5% at 10% at 25%
ReturnInvest
(Why would anybody choose 5% when they could invest at 25%?)
risk
• Also: The greater the rate claimed, the higher probability for _______.scams
expected
actual
• The higher the rate, the greater the ____.
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
p. 9, Requirement #4c Explain the concepts of simple interest and compound interest.Suppose you bury $1,000, and dig it up 20 years from now.
• Instead, suppose you put it in the bank and earn 5% for 20 years
• PRINCIPAL
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
p. 9, Requirement #4c Simple interest.
• Simple interest is: Interest paid only on the ________ balance.principal
You withdraw the interest, and if you bury your earnings
• P R I N C I P A L
• INTEREST
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
p. 9, Requirement #4c Explain the concepts of simple interest and compound interest.
Now, suppose you have them add your interest to your balance.
interest.Compound interest: Interest paid on both the principal and previously paid _______
Principal
Compound
Interest
Simple
Interest
p. 9, Req. 4c
Explain how these (simple interest & compound interest) affect the results of your investment exercise (p.12).
If I save or invest $1000 and I spend all the earnings as I get it, I do not get the advantage of _____________.
If I have my earnings added to the investment, I earn interest not only on the ________
but also on the ______ _________
compounding
principal
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
prior earnings
Thus, I get simple interest and compound interest.
whether to ___, ___, ____, ____, or _____ a stock.
p. 10, Req. 5
Select 5 publicly traded stocks from the business section of the newspaper. [Or, internet]
Explain to your merit badge counselor the importance of the following information for each stock:
a. Current price:
It is important to know how _____ an investor can buy, and help him decide
much
The current price may be obtained ______, from a ____ ______, or estimated from _________.stock broker
buy sell trade hold avoid
newspaperon-line
p. 10, Req. #5b
Explain to your MB Counselor the importance of:
b. How much the price changed from the previous day:
If it went down a lot, something might be seriously ______ with the company,wrong
It is important to see if the price changed, and how _____, and whether it went __ or ____.much up down
Or, something might be seriously ______ with the ______ _______ in general.
wrongstock market
p. 10, Req. 5c.
Explain the importance of:
c. The 52-week high and the 52-week low prices:
If it went down a lot, something might be seriously ______ with the company, or with the stock market __ _______.
wrong
It is important to see if the price has been about the same, or ______, or _____ than it is now.higher lower
It might be a good time to ___.
But it might be a good time to _____ __.
buy
avoid it
• [Knowing this is enough to realize you need to know __ ___ ______!]
in general
a lot more
Example
p. 10, Req. # 5 Obtain the business section of your newspaper
Examplep. 10, Req. # 5 Obtain the business section of your newspaper and obtain the following for 5 stocks:
Date of Newspaper: ________
Name1st stock Close Price Net Change 52-wk high
“Name” “Last” “Chg” “1yrhi”
______________ _________ _________ ___________
Explain: The importance for this stock:
Current price (est: _______) __________________________
Change from previous day: __________________________
The 52-week high: __________________________
10/2/04
DeltaAir 3.34 + .19 15.54
3.50 Low enough to buy a bunchGain 19¢ per share (good)Lost $12.20 p/share: danger
• Usually buy 100 shares at a time.
Example
Should I buy?
• (on 8/28/06: 68¢, then down to $0)
• SATURDAYExample
p. 10, Req. # 5 Obtain the business section of your newspaper and obtain the following for 5 stocks:
(I’ve already given you 1, do the other 4 by next class for another candy)
Date of stock quote: ________
Name 2nd stockClose Price Net Change 52-wk high
“Name” “Last” “Chg” “1yrhi”
______________ _________ _________ ___________
Explain: The importance for this stock:
Current price (est: _______) __________________________
Change from previous day: __________________________
The 52-week high: __________________________
Will Work for Food Candy
Make sure your wrappers get in the garbage!!!
Honor System
1. p.1 If you brought back the packet
2. p.2 If you wrote a plan… Discuss with family…
3. p.4 If you did the 1st week of 13-week Budget.
4. p.12 If you completed the five stocks.