1. Click on the red arrow after Get a Real Life Check.
2. Choose a city. Write your city here _________________________. If you plan on living in Paragould, pick Jonesboro. 3. Housing. Read about the housing choices by clicking on each one. Write down which housing choice you make and its price ____________________ ______________________________________. Click Next. 4. Utilities. List which utilities you will have and how much they cost. You may pick more than one. _________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 5. Food. Pick the food plan that most closely fits how you will eat. You can add extra money on to this plan if you would like. List the plan you pick and the cost. _____________________________________________________ 6. Transportation. Pick which transportation choice you will make. Read about each one before making a selection. _________________________ 7. Clothes Time. Pick the plan that fits how much you plan to spend on clothes on a monthly basis. ______________________________________ 8. Health Care. Pick the insurance plan that you plan to have. Health Insurance is a group plan that would be a benefit of a job. Health Insurance II is an individual plan that would be required if you are self employed. If you chose to not have insurance, pick doctors visit and dental visit, because you will be paying all these yourself. List the plan you will have and the amount it will cost. _____________________________________________ 9. Entertainment. List the amount you will spend on entertainment per month. _______________________________________________________ 10. Personal Upkeep. Pick a plan for the amount you will spend monthly on personal care products ________________________________________ 11. Miscellaneous. Pick an amount that you plan to spend on miscellaneous items. ______________________________________________________ 12. Saving Money=Paying Yourself. Pick a percentage of your salary that you will save for major purchases or events that you dont expect to happen. ____________________________________________________________ 13. What annual salary will you have to have to live this lifestyle? __________ 14. Click on the square on the left to determine extra expenses for having a family. What are your choices for a family? _____ Single _____ Married (spouse stays home) _____ Married (spouse works) Spouses education __________________________ _____ 1 child _____ 2 children What is your Family Plan Yearly Expenses? ___________________________ Close Window. 15. Click Find Occupations that Match this Annual Salary (green arrow) 16. Education Choice. ______________________________ Occupational Category ___________________________________________________. Click Get Careers. 17. Choose a job from the list given. _________________________________ Annual Salary for this job. _______________________________________ 18. Will you make enough to support your lifestyle? _____________________ 19. If not, what could you do to make your lifestyle fit the money you will make? ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________