Monthly Budget Worksheet

Money Management Life Skills: How to Create a Monthly Budget
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High school students can acquire essential money management skills through this step-by-step special education life skills activity, which teaches them to create a monthly budget. This involves identifying income sources, setting savings goals, and categorizing monthly expenses such as housing, utilities, food, transportation, and entertainment. When using this Money Management Life Skills resource, students can engage in the following: • Learning to forecast monthly expenses, including categories like food, housing, and utilities, using a budget. • Understanding the distinction between actual and projected expenses in a monthly budget. • Managing variable expenses like dining out within the budget. • Defining various sources of income, such as wages, allowances, and occasional gifts. • Recognizing the significance of establishing and managing personal and emergency savings goals. There are a total of 87 reading comprehension questions in this Money Management Life Skills resource! This activity will assist high school students in developing the necessary life skills to become more independent at school, at home, and in their communities. A great place to use this handout is in special education classes or in one-to-one settings, such as ABA therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) sessions. High school students who are working on independent living would benefit significantly from this activity for defining, setting, and measuring IEP goals. In addition to interactive instruction, this resource is ideal for hands-on and community-based learning. Engage your special education class with this highly interactive High School Money Management Life Skills Activity! This activity contains step-by-step instructions, questions, and answers that reinforce learning, age-appropriate graphics, real-world examples, and ideas for implementation. This is the perfect special education activity for grade 10, grade 11, grade 12, and autism life skill centers. This special education life skills handout was designed to assist teens and adults with difficulties developing independent living skills. It's a printable, easy-to-use activity ready to hand out! Related Products for Managing Personal Finances How to Create a Shopping List The Value of a Bank Account How Credit Cards Work How to Read a Basic Pay Stub A PDF with 48 unique pages. Color and black-and-white versions of each page are available for this pdf resource.