Finance Life Skills for Teens and Adults - An Adulting Life Skills Activity
How to Create a Monthly Budget
Where to find this activity
Benefits and Features
- Forecasting monthly expenses such as housing, utilities, food, and transportation
- Calculating the difference between forecasted and actual monthly expenses
- Identifying and managing variable expenses, such as eating out
- The best way to identify multiple sources of income, such as a paycheck
- Setting and managing emergency savings and personal savings goals
- This resource promotes curiosity and improves focus through age-appropriate topics
- Visual learners will be captivated by this resource’s relatable graphics
- The life skill is illustrated with real-world examples to make it easier to apply
- This SPED life skills activity is ideal for classrooms, adult education programs, autism life skill centers, and individual therapy sessions, including ABA and speech therapy.
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