What Will It
Cost Me?
GRADE 9 LESSON 2
CAN I AFFORD MY FUTURE?
Minimum choices are completed with estimated cost. If you choose more than the
minimum you need to research the current cost. In the right column record all of
your choices and then add the total cost of you living expense choices at the bottom.
Choose type of housing
Average Cost
Per year
$6000 - $9600
Fill in Your
Choice
Choose type of car
(for you and spouse/how many)
4 door medium sedan(350.00 a month for a 5
year loan
Sport Utility Vehicle
Mini Van
2 door sports car
4 wheel drive truck
Average Cost Per
Year
$4200
Fill in Your
Choices
Choose other items below
Average Cost Per
Year
$3600
Fill in Your
Choices
rent (apartment or mobile home)
own my own mobile home
(on rented lot)
own a 3 bedroom home on ¼ acre
own a 3 bedroom home on 2 acres
own a 4 bedroom home with swimming pool
Food & Grocery
Dining out
Health Fitness membership
Entertainment (movies, bowling, concerts etc)
Yearly Vacation
Basic Cable TV/Internet
Cell Phone
Journal/Magazine Subscriptions
Church/ Charity Donations
$1200
$480
Total of all the choices you made above
(you will need to make more than this amount yearly in order to be
able to fulfill these choices, because we did not calculate insurance,
taxes, gas, medical and retirement premiums)
adapted from: http://www.freeusaguide.com/col_sample.htm