Now that you have finished a large part of your budget spreadsheet you need to find a job that is going to pay the amount that has been tallied in the bottom right corner of your spreadsheet. After you find a job, you may need to make some corrections to your spreadsheet numbers so that you don't have a negative balance left over at the end of the month. You can do this by finding a higher paying job or adjusting your monthly expenses. You will need to record the information from the job you find on your Budget Information Sheet. Before you start all of this, let's complete a personality/multiple intelligence test to figure out your skills and point you in the right direction. Once you are done, scroll down to part 2 and 3 to research the pay and school costs involved with getting that job.
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Click on the banner above to go to the website to take the test. Be sure to check off all of the headings at the top of the page that look like the screen shot to the right. Choose personality intelligence, multiple intelligence, learning styles, and brain hemispheres. When you are done, scroll to the bottom of the report and save the URL and answer the questions in the proper section of your Budget Information Sheet.
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Check all of these boxes
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Now that you have some ideas about different careers from the personality test, let's look at what is involved with some of them. Use the site to the right to search up different job descriptions. Once you choose a career, write the description of it on your Budget Information Sheet and use the Payscale link below to search the income associated with that career.
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Click on the link the left to search for a career. Locate the search bar and type in any job you're interested in doing. You will be given a minimum and maximum income for the job so we will take the average income.
**NOTE: Keep an eye on the city you're searching. For an hourly wage you can use 261 hours in the year as a guide. Once you have found a job continue below to calculate your monthly pay. |
Calculating Gross Annual Salary From Hourly Wage
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Calculating Gross Monthly Salary
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Calculating Deductions |
Calculating Net Monthly Salary
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Now that you have found a job to pay for your crazy expenses, you will need to figure out what would have been the schooling costs for you to get that job. In the rare occurrence that you won't require schooling, check with your teacher on how to provide this information on your Budget Information Sheet.
The first thing you need to know is where your schooling is provided. Let's assume, that if you had to relocate in the province, country, or world, that you are now back from school and are paying the amount back. This won't be exact but it will give you an idea of how much school tuition costs. Search the school's website and try to locate anything on the site that indicates "TUITION" costs. Find your program name and figure out how long the program lasts and what your tuition will cost after you have completed the program. Be sure to double check that you are getting the TOTAL tuition and not the amount for a semester. If you can't find the tuition for your education, you can phone the school and inquire about the cost of your program. If all else fails, ask your teacher for some help. |
Choose the tab called "2021-2022 tuition and fee rates" near the top of the page. It will give you a list of colleges and their typical cost for a year. You may also need to look up how many years your program takes to complete. Most are 4 year programs but some can range from 3-6 years.
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Choose either Moose Jaw, Prince Albert. Regina, or Saskatoon Domestic pdf files and find the program of your choice in the list. Pay close attention if the program is a one or two year program as you may need to double the tuition cost in the document.
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