Case #1

You're a single mother of two children. It's the holiday season and you have less than $200 left over after bills, food and other necessities. Your family is really into gift-giving, meaning you need to buy gifts for about 22 different people. Plus, need to worry about gifts for your own children. It is also the month where you are moving into a new apartment and you know that a moving van is expensive.

1. What do you choose to spend your money on?
2. How can you be creative to save money?
3. Why would this be the type of month where someone would get themselves into debt?

Case #2

You look at your checking account and you have only $120.  You have to go to the grocery store, because your family is seriously out of food.  You know that you get paid in two weeks and that your car is low on gas.  (That will cost you close to $30 to fill it up) All the bills are paid, but money is tight.

1. What do you choose to spend your money on?

2. How can you be creative to save money?

3. Why would this be the type of month where someone would get themselves into debt?

Case #3

You are single and therefore you don't have to pay to support other people.  You just bought a three bedroom house really cheap.  The market was right and so now your payments go from a $700 one-bedroom apartment to a mortgage payment of $600 a month.  The only problem is this: you don't have a refrigerator, washer or dryer.  Each of those will run close to a thousand dollars.

1. What do you choose to spend your money on?

2. How can you be creative to save money?

3. Why would this be the type of month where someone would get themselves into debt?

Case #4

It is a tradition in your family to go to the State Fair every October.  However, you just lost your job and you know that money will be tight this year.  You are a parent of four children who are all expecting to go this year.

1. What do you choose to spend your money on?

2. How can you be creative to save money?

3. Why would this be the type of month where someone would get themselves into debt?

Case #5

You are married with three children.  Your oldest one has a soccer tournament that will cost $130.  Your middle one has a birthday and wants to have a party.  It is also your ten year anniversary.  Not only that, but your grandfather in another state is dying and the family wants you to visit him. On this month, your car broke down and if you take it to the mechanic, it will probably cost $400.  After bills, you have only $400 left over.

1. What do you choose to spend your money on?
2. How can you be creative to save money?
3. Why would this be the type of month where someone would get themselves into debt?

October 29, 2009

Individual
Bell Work
Google Document or Word Document
This I Believe #2
In a paragraph, describe something you believe in deeply. Describe why the belief is important to you and where you learned it. (It must be different from your last “This I Believe”)

Individual
Work on the presentation

October 28, 2009

Individual
Bell Work - Google Document or Word
This I Believe #1
In a paragraph, describe something you believe in deeply. Describe why the belief is important to you and where you learned it.

Partners
Go to the Discussion Zone and answer the discussion questions about visual information versus text-based information.

Individual
Work on the Keynote presentation about your culture