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Planning Expenses

Planning Expenses

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Financial Literacy Standards

9.1: Earning Income

12.4: Employers generally pay higher wages or salaries to more educated, skilled, and productive workers than to less educated, skilled, and productive workers.

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Defined by Standards for Personal Finance: NGPF 9th-12th Grades and align with Planning Expenses
12.4.b: Explain why wages or salaries vary among employees in different types of jobs and among workers in the same jobs.

9.2: Spending

12.1: A budget helps people achieve their financial goals by allocating income to necessary and desired spending, saving, and philanthropy.

Standards
Defined by Standards for Personal Finance: NGPF 9th-12th Grades and align with Planning Expenses
12.1.a: Identify their short-term and long-term financial goals.
12.1.b: Develop a budget to allocate current income to necessary and desired spending, including estimates for both fixed and variable expenses.
12.1.c: Explain methods for adjusting a budget for unexpected expenses or emergencies.
12.1.d: Evaluate the advantages of using budgeting tools, such as spreadsheets or apps.