Chapter17: Retirement And Estate Planning
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![Plan to Save
You will need to spend money to achieve most of the long-term goals you set in your life. It could be money to pay for your education, buy a house,
raise a family, travel, start a business, and so on. Because you need money to achieve your most valued long-term goals, you also need to create a
savings plan as a part of your overall financial plan. Saving is not something that just happens for most people. It is the result of careful planning and
controlled spending. Consider Walter, who would like to save $300 per month toward the purchase of a home. Walter's income and spending in the
past month are shown below. Use this information to answer the questions that follow.
Walter's Income
Income
Spending
Net (after tax) Wages
$2,850.00 Rent/Utilities
S751.76
Interest Earned
$64.07
Food
$348.32
$120.00
Clothing
Transportation $499.61
Loan Payments $299.00
Entertainment $454.92
Stock Dividends
$239.42
Insurance
$231.42
Other
$273.45
1. How much was Walter's income?
2. How much did Walter spend?
3. What change was there in Walter's savings?
4. Which types of spending could Walter adjust in the short run? Which types could he not adjust?
5. What would
you recommend Walter do to reach his savings goal?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdc97144d-8f6b-442e-a13b-c4ad2189181c%2F4f412c9a-0cb2-4297-a2e1-4db0af162bfc%2Fjhz2skd_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Plan to Save
You will need to spend money to achieve most of the long-term goals you set in your life. It could be money to pay for your education, buy a house,
raise a family, travel, start a business, and so on. Because you need money to achieve your most valued long-term goals, you also need to create a
savings plan as a part of your overall financial plan. Saving is not something that just happens for most people. It is the result of careful planning and
controlled spending. Consider Walter, who would like to save $300 per month toward the purchase of a home. Walter's income and spending in the
past month are shown below. Use this information to answer the questions that follow.
Walter's Income
Income
Spending
Net (after tax) Wages
$2,850.00 Rent/Utilities
S751.76
Interest Earned
$64.07
Food
$348.32
$120.00
Clothing
Transportation $499.61
Loan Payments $299.00
Entertainment $454.92
Stock Dividends
$239.42
Insurance
$231.42
Other
$273.45
1. How much was Walter's income?
2. How much did Walter spend?
3. What change was there in Walter's savings?
4. Which types of spending could Walter adjust in the short run? Which types could he not adjust?
5. What would
you recommend Walter do to reach his savings goal?
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