On Tuesday we watched "30 Days on Minimum Wage." Now, you'll get a chance to figure out how much money you'll want to make to live the kind of life you want to live.
1. Average Salaries
First, check out the pay of a couple of your top job interests by going to this website.
First, check out the pay of a couple of your top job interests by going to this website.
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Salary
Write your findings down in your journal
Write your findings down in your journal
2. Salary Calculator
Second, find out how much you will make weekly and yearly (net pay, not gross income) in these jobs by going here:
Second, find out how much you will make weekly and yearly (net pay, not gross income) in these jobs by going here:
Write your findings down in your journal
3. Budget Pie
Lastly, use one of the jobs/salaries you picked and figure out a monthly budget by using the percentages below. For instance, if you make $1,300 per month and you should spend 35% of that on housing (see below), you would calculate 1,300 x .35 = 455. So you have $455 dollars/month to spend on rent (womp womp). Do these calculations for all the pie peices and put it in your journal.
4. How much is rent, really? (feel free to search for rent around the country/world if you plan to move!):
Now, figure out how much rent will cost you in Aurora
Now, figure out how much rent will cost you in Aurora
https://www.rentjungle.com/average-rent-in-aurora-co-rent-trends/
Write your findings down in your journal.
If you get done early, do some research on how much food would cost per month, along with transportation, etc.
Write your findings down in your journal.
If you get done early, do some research on how much food would cost per month, along with transportation, etc.
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