Personal Finances

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Fin Documents and Records (5)

Name: Sample Student Date: June 8, 2015 5
Financial Documents and Records
Purpose: To develop a system for maintaining and storing personal documents and records.
Financial Planning Activities: Indicate the location of the following records, and create files for the eight major categories of financial documents.
Suggested Websites: money.cnn.com www.kiplinger.com www.usa.gov
Suggested App: Manilla
Your Personal Financial Plan
Item Home File Safe Deposit Box Other (specify location - computer file, online)
1. Money management records
* budget, financial statements
2. Personal/employment records
* current résumé, Social Security card
* educational transcripts
* birth, marriage, divorce certificates
* citizenship, military papers
* adoption, custody papers
3. Tax records
4. Financial services/consumer credit records
* unused or canceled checks
* savings, passbook statements
* credit card information, statements
* credit contracts
5. Consumer purchase, housing, and automobile records
* warranties, receipts
* owner's manuals
* lease or mortgage papers, title deed, property tax info
* automobile title
* auto registration
* auto service records
6. Insurance records
* insurance policies
* home inventory
* medical information (health history)
7. Investment records
* broker statements
* dividend reports
* stock/bond records
* rare coins, stamps, and collectibles
8. Estate planning and retirement
* will
* pension, Social Security info
What's Next for Your Personal Financial Plan?
* Select a physical or online program for storing your financial documents and records.
* Decide if various documents may no longer be needed.

Personal Balance Sheet (6)

Name: Sample Student Date: June 8, 2015 6
Creating a Personal Balance Sheet
Purpose: To determine your current financial position.
Financial Planning Activities: List current values of the assets; list amounts owed for liabilities; subtract total liabilities from total assets to determine net worth.
Suggested Websites: www.kiplinger.com money.cnn.com www.lifeadvice.com
Suggested App: Balance
Your Personal Financial Plan
Balance Sheet as of June 8, 2015
Assets
Liquid assets
Checking account balance $0.00
Savings/money market accounts, funds $0.00
Cash value of life insurance $0.00
Other $0.00
Total liquid assets $0.00
Household assets & possessions
Current market value of home $0.00
Market value of automobiles $0.00
Furniture $0.00
Stereo, video, camera equipment $0.00
Jewelry $0.00
Other $0.00
Other $0.00
Total household assets $0.00
Investment assets
Savings certificates $0.00
Stocks and bonds $0.00
Individual retirement accounts $0.00
Mutual funds $0.00
Other $0.00
Total investment assets $0.00
Total Assets $0.00
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Charge account and credit card balances $0.00
Loan balances $0.00
Other $0.00
Other $0.00
Total current liabilities $0.00
Long-term liabilities
Mortgage $0.00
Other $0.00
Total long-term liabilities $0.00
Total Liabilities $0.00
Net Worth $0.00
(assets minus liabilities)
What's Next for Your Personal Financial Plan?
* Compare your net worth to previous balance sheets.
* Decide how often you will prepare a balance sheet.

Personal CashFlow Statement (7)

Name: Sample Student Date: June 8, 2015 7
Creating a Personal Cash Flow Statement
Purpose: To maintain a record of cash inflows and outflows for a month (or three months).
Financial Planning Activities: Record inflows and outflows of cash for a one- (or three-) month period.
Suggested Websites: www.americasaves.org money.cnn.com
Suggested App: Expensify
For month ending Your Personal Financial Plan
Cash Inflows
Salary (take-home)
Other income :
Other income :
Total Income $0.00
Cash Outflows
Fixed expenses
Mortgage or rent
Loan payments
Insurance
Other
Other
Total fixed outflows $0.00
Variable expenses
Food
Clothing
Electricity
Telephone
Water
Transportation
Personal care
Medical expenses
Recreation/entertainment
Gifts
Donations
Other
Other
Total variable outflows $0.00
Total Outflows $0.00
Surplus/Deficit $0.00
Allocation of surplus
Emergency fund savings Apply any surplus to these goals
Financial goal savings
Other savings
Total $0.00
What's Next for Your Personal Financial Plan?
* Decide which areas of spending need to be revised.
* Evaluate your spending patterns for preparation of a budget.

Personal Budget (8)

Name: Sample Student Date: June 8, 2015 8
Developing a Personal Budget
Purpose: To compare projected and actual spending for a one- (or three-) month period.
Financial Planning Activities: Estimate projected spending based on your cash flow statement, and maintain records for actual spending for these same budget categories.
Suggested Websites: www.betterbudgeting.com www.asec.org www.mymoney.gov
Suggested App: Home Budget
Income Budgeted Amounts Your Personal Financial Plan
Dollar Percent Actual Amounts Variance
Salary $10.00 50.00% $10.00 0.00%
Other $10.00 50.00% $10.00 0.00%
Total income $20.00 100.00% $20.00
Expenses <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Fixed expenses <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mortgage or rent $10.00 20.00% $10.00 0.00%
Property taxes $10.00 20.00% $10.00 0.00%
Loan payments $10.00 20.00% $10.00 0.00%
Insurance $10.00 20.00% $10.00 0.00%
Other $10.00 20.00% $10.00 0.00%
Total fixed expenses $50.00 100.00% $50.00
Emergency fund/savings <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Emergency fund $10.00 33.33% $10.00 0.00%
Savings for $10.00 33.33% $10.00 0.00%
Savings for $10.00 33.33% $10.00 0.00%
Total savings $30.00 100.00% $30.00
Variable expenses <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Food $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Utilities $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Clothing $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Transportation costs $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Personal care $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Medical and health care $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Entertainment $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Education $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Gifts/donations $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Miscellaneous $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Other $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Other $10.00 8.33% $10.00 0.00%
Total variable expenses $120.00 100.00% $120.00
Total expenses $170.00 100.00% $170.00
What's Next for Your Personal Financial Plan?
* Evaluate the appropriateness of your budget for your current life situation.
* Assess whether your budgeting activities are helping you achieve your financial goals.