WORKSHEET Instructions
This worksheet is an introduction to budgeting.
To create a budget you need to understand both your income and
your expenses. Here, fixed and variable expenses are
explained and practiced.
A first step to understanding budgeting is to
understand your expenses. There are two main types of expenses, fixed expenses and variable expenses. Fixed
expenses tend to be about the same each month, for example rent.
Variable expenses tend to fluctuate each month, such as clothing.
Explain to student that each
month, they may receive income from the job they have, and interest from the money
they save. Also each month they will have expenses.
Students should read the introductory text on
the worksheet, and fill in the "fixed" and "Variable" expense
columns. |