MONEY POWER
MONTHLY BUDGET WORKSHEET
Step 1 - Set Goals
| Step 1 - Set Goals |
| My Goals | $ Needed | By (Date) | How I'll Reach My Goal |
|---|
| Example: Goal -To pay tuition and fees at registration | $ _______ | _____ | I will get ___from grant +____ from loan + ___from parents = ____ Total Amt. |
| ____________________ | $ _______ | _____ | |
| ____________________ | $ _______ | _____ | |
| ____________________ | $ _______ | _____ | |
Income for the Month of _____ Amount
Financial aid* (grants, loans, scholarships) paid directly to you
● After tax wages from job/work study _____
● Financial help from Family ___
● Withdrawal from Savings ___
● Other (child support, public assistance, gifts, etc.) +___
Total Monthly Income = ___
*If financial aid paid directly to you is for more than 1 month, divide the amt. of money by the # of months you plan to use the money (for example: 5 months that are in the semester).
(your expenses may be different each month and will depend on your situation)
● CD's, DVD's, etc. ___
● Savings ___
● Tuition & fees
you are responsible for paying _____
● Rent, mortgage, or dorm room ____
● Food, groceries, and/or meal plan _____
● Utilities - Heat, electricity, water ___
● Telephone ___
● Cable TV ___
● Transportation - car payment, gas, oil ___
● Trips home/vacation ___
● Insurance - car, health, renter's, life
● Child care _____
Loans/credit card payments
Amount ● Donations/Contributions/Church ___
● Books
● School Supplies ___
Clothes, shoes, accessories
● Other - list _____ _____
● _____
___
___ + ___
___
● Haircare, make-up, toiletries
___
Hobbies
Rent, mortgage, or dorm room
● Cell phone
● Food - other than campus meal plan
● Transportation - car payment, gas, oil
● Entertainment - movies, concerts, sporting events
___
● Electronics
● Trips home/vacation
● ___ + ___
Total Expenses = ___
● Write down total monthly income _____
● Write down
total monthly expenses minus _____
● Subtract expenses from income = _____
Subtract your expenses from your income. If there is money left congratulations! Think about saving some or all of the money that is left. If no money is left, look for ways to cut your expenses or find ways to increase your income. If your plan does not work the first time, KEEP TRYING UNTIL YOUR PLAN WORKS! You will develop Money Power!
Developed by Joanne Bankston, Ph.D., State Extension Specialist for Family Economics and Management, Cooperative Extension Program, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY. 8/07.
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