{"id":2153,"date":"2016-09-22T21:35:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T21:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2153"},"modified":"2018-07-18T02:55:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T02:55:43","slug":"text-saving","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/isucceed-wm-collegesuccess\/chapter\/text-saving\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Saving","rendered":"Assignment: Saving"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Part\u00a0I<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Objective<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Track your personal spending habits<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Monitor what you spend money on for a week.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use the template, below, to record your findings.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4>Weekly Spending Tracker<\/h4>\r\nTotal Income:\r\n<div>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day<\/td>\r\n<td>Expenses<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Monday<\/td>\r\n<td>College-Related Expenses\u00a0(tuition, books, etc.):\r\n\r\nRent\/Board:\r\n\r\nFood:\r\n\r\nTransportation:\r\n\r\nLeisure:\r\n\r\nMisc.:<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Tuesday<\/td>\r\n<td>College-Related Expenses\u00a0(tuition, books, etc.):\r\n\r\nRent\/Board:\r\n\r\nFood:\r\n\r\nTransportation:\r\n\r\nLeisure:\r\n\r\nMisc.:<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Wednesday<\/td>\r\n<td>College-Related Expenses\u00a0(tuition, books, etc.):\r\n\r\nRent\/Board:\r\n\r\nFood:\r\n\r\nTransportation:\r\n\r\nLeisure:\r\n\r\nMisc.:<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Thursday<\/td>\r\n<td>College-Related Expenses\u00a0(tuition, books, etc.):\r\n\r\nRent\/Board:\r\n\r\nFood:\r\n\r\nTransportation:\r\n\r\nLeisure:\r\n\r\nMisc.:<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Friday<\/td>\r\n<td>College-Related Expenses\u00a0(tuition, books, etc.):\r\n\r\nRent\/Board:\r\n\r\nFood:\r\n\r\nTransportation:\r\n\r\nLeisure:\r\n\r\nMisc.:<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Saturday<\/td>\r\n<td>College-Related Expenses\u00a0(tuition, books, etc.):\r\n\r\nRent\/Board:\r\n\r\nFood:\r\n\r\nTransportation:\r\n\r\nLeisure:\r\n\r\nMisc.:<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Sunday<\/td>\r\n<td>College-Related Expenses (tuition, books, etc.):\r\n\r\nRent\/Board:\r\n\r\nFood:\r\n\r\nTransportation:\r\n\r\nLeisure:\r\n\r\nMisc.:<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAt the end of the week and after reviewing your spending habits, did anything surprise you?\u2014such as, \"Who knew that I was\u00a0spending so much on pizza and parking?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Part\u00a0II<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Track your personal spending habits<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define strategies for cost-cutting in categories where you currently spend the most<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explore savings opportunities for college students<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Carefully analyze the\u00a0personal spending you monitored for a week during Part I of the activity.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify the three spending\u00a0categories\u00a0in which\u00a0you spent the most money.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In which two of those categories could you cut costs? 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