Question

Think ahead to next school year, as you become a senior in high school, and the year after, as you enter the "real world" as a college student or the workforce full time.

1. What are some items that are not in your budget now that you will need to add?
2. What do you anticipate your income will be?
3. From where will you get this income?

Share your thoughts below in at least 4 complete sentences.

Answer 1

1. The books for college are extremely expensive. The tuition is 10x more expensive.

2. Depending on what you want to study, but approximately 40,000+.

3. You could get a student loan. A loan is borrowed money that is repaid over the time. In addition to repaying the amount borrowed, most borrowers also have to pay a fee, called interest. A student loan is used to pay for college costs.

Hope this helps

Yamauchi Wang

Answer 2

#1: Some expenses for college could include- tuition and fees, transportation, food, insurance, rent, and medical bills.

#2: The average income for a college student ranges from $7,500-$42,000 per year.

#3: Some jobs/ways to achieve this income include- fast food services, nursing assistants, bank teller, nanny/animal services, tutor, etc.

Hope this helped!:)