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              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. |