Unit 6: Family Project Packet

Here are the Rules!

1. Do not let your egg-babies die!
2. Do not let your children out of your sight (babies must be with you at all times!)
3. No babysitting
4. Injured children (cracks) can be taken to the doctor (Mr. Ring)
5. Eggnapping can either be taken care of through paying of ransom or through the police;
however, the police will impact grade (Mr.Ring)
4. All homes MUST be in the Westerville School District
5. Maximum of two kids per room in a home
6. Every working adult needs a car
7. Contact with outside agencies and field trips may be necessary
8. DO NOT purchase anything from the grocery store for this project
9. Complete the year long budget using take home income
This will be what you submit at the end of the project along with your children and family budget.
Basic Information: Day 1
Spouse Names:
1. Ronni Royer
2. Sara Painter
Childrens Name(s):
1. Colton
Jobs:
1. Unemployed

2. Secondary Teacher

Average Annual Income: Use Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm)

Job 1: Unemployed $0 per year
Job 2: Secondary Teacher $59,570 per year
Yearly Taxes: Based on 1st Quarter Grade Percentage
Ave. Salary X Grade Percentage = Take Home Salary; Ave. Salary - Take Home Salary
Job 1: Yearly Taxes - 0 $0 Take Home Salary - 0 $0
Job 2: Yearly Taxes - $4,269 Take Home Salary - $51,230
Total Family Yearly Salary: $51,230
Child Care Costs and Budget: Day 2
You will be asked to figure out childcare for your child and complete your mock 12 month budget
by filling in your costs into the appropriate spots. No Family Child Care!
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Average Ohio cost of childcare: $8,482
Research a childcare option that could work for your family. You may need to contact a daycare
facility or get rough pricing from the internet.
Monthly cost of childcare: Choose daycare or in home care (circle one)
Childcare cost - $0 per month (use this cost in your budget)
Whom is providing your childs care: Ronni

Homes: Day 3
In this section you will be choosing a family home and identifying the mortgage that goes with
that home (Realtor.com, Zillow.com, King Thompson.com, etc.)
Home Size: 800 sq. ft. Beds: 2
Baths: 1
Schools: Elementary - Annehurst Elementary
Westerville South High School

Lot Size:
Middle - Heritage Middle School

High -

Mortgage/Rent: Use website mortgage calculator (down payment = 20% home cost, Interest
3.5%)
Cost - $0
Total, $709 per month
Address: 8200 Worthington-Galena Road, Westerville, Ohio 43081
Home Insurance: Cost $500 per year, Cost $41 per month
Cars: Day 3
You will both need to find child safe cars and insurance. (cars.com and esurance.com)
Car 1: Make - Hyundai

Model - Tiburon Year - 2004 Mileage - 97,018

Car Insurance: Cost $816 per year, Cost $68 per month
Food: Day 4
You will be asked to select 5 meals you plan to cook for a week and go grocery shopping to get
accurate costs of weekly groceries. Be sure to include ingredients into your shopping list.
Meal 1:
Ingredients: Peanut butter, Jelly, Bread, Chips, Milk.

Meal 2:
Ingredients: Tomato sauce, Noodles, Broccoli, Milk

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Meal 3:
Ingredients: Hot dog, Buns, Chips, Ketchup, Milk

Meal 4:
Ingredients: Peanut butter, Jelly, Bananas, Milk

Meal 5:
Ingredients: Chicken nuggets, Broccoli, Ketchup, Milk

Grocery List Below:Add ingredients from your meals to your shopping list (use extra sheet if needed)
Food

Brand

Cost

Apples

Walmart

4.94

Strawberries

Walmart

2.50

Bananas

Walmart

1.50

Blueberries

Walmart

2.98

Milk

Walmart

2.49

Orange Juice

Walmart

2.68

Yogurt

Walmart

.58

Lettuce

Walmart

1.75

Hot Dogs

Walmart

3.98

Hot Dog Buns

Walmart

2.50

Potato Chips

Walmart

2.50

Spaghetti

Walmart

2.00

Pasta Sauce

Walmart

2.12

Cheese

Walmart

2.98

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Cereal

Walmart

3.98

Gatorade

Walmart

5.44

Rice

Walmart

2.44

Ketchup

Walmart

2.24

Mustard

Walmart

2.48

Ice Cream

Walmart

2.97

Diapers

Walmart

5.97

Chicken Nuggets

Walmart

3.98

Broccoli

Walmart

2.24

Corn

Walmart

2.50

Green Beans

Walmart

2.98

Peanut Butter

Walmart

2.48

Jelly

Walmart

2.00

Bread

Walmart

3.00

Baby Food (5 jars)

Walmart

19.06

Meal #1 Cost

$12.47

Meal #2 Cost

$6.61

Meal #3 Cost

$11.22

Meal #4 Cost

$11.47

Meal #5 Cost

$10.95

Total: $52.72
Budget: Day 5 Fill in the 12 month budget (see attached)
Were you able to save money after 12 months?
Yes, we were able to save money because we bought cheap clothing and cheap cribs and
strollers. When your family doesnt make a lot of money, you have to find ways to shop cheap
and make it work for your family.

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What seems like the most difficult part of having a family?

Cost of things and budgeting your money seems the most difficult because you have to provide
a lot for you. Your child and your spouse. And if you only get one income you have to be tight
with your money.

What was the most eye-opening aspect of the project?

Realizing all the things you actually need to buy to have a healthy life. Its hard to buy things
when only one person in the family is bringing in money. You have to make hard decisions and
agree on everything.

How important is education in providing for a family?

Education is very important. The bigger the degree the more money you can make at your job.
Nobody wants to hire someone who doesnt have a good education or degree and if they do
then the job probably isnt paying a lot.

Journal Prompts: Write Journals Below

Day 1: Find out everything about your spouse. (birthday, favorite food, likes/dislikes, etc.)
Day 2: How do you decide who/where to employ to watch your child?
Day 3: What were the most important and least important factors in choosing a home and car?
Day 4: What insurance did you decide to purchase and what investments did you decide to
make?
Day 5: What factors played into where you shopped and the brands you chose to purchase?
Day 6: What did you learn from this assignment? (Costs, Responsibility, Relationships, etc.)

Day 1 - June 9, 1997. Favorite food is pasta. Likes lacrosse. Dislikes cats. Favorite color is
purple. Has 2 brothers.

Day 2 - Every other day, we are taking turns on who is watching the kid. Since im unemployed,
we dont need to pay for childcare since I will be home all of the time and be able to watch the
baby.

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Day 3 - The most important factor in buying a house and car is making sure we can afford it.
Only one of us have a job and we dont have enough money. The least important factor is

Day 4 - We used renters insurance for our apartment. And we used geico for our car insurance.
We didnt have any type of savings.

Day 5 - We shopped mostly at Walmart because we needed cheap Walmart brand groceries.
We only have one person with a job so we dont have much money.

Day 6 - I learned that only one income can be good and bad. Although we dont make as much
money, we save money on childcare and having only one car because we only have one
working parent who needs the car. Its hard to manage money, since there's only one income,
we had to shop cheap.

Rubric:
A

Soc 6.1.A:
Keep eggbabies alive
and safe

No cracks, dead
babies, or neglect
issues

Minor crack or a
minor neglect issue

Soc 6.1.B:
Run a
realistic,
family focused
budget

Outline and
include all realistic
costs of
opportunities for
your family

Soc 6.1.C:
Complete all
family
oriented tasks
Posting/
Directions/
Productivity

Lost a child, major

crack, or major
neglect issue

Lost more than one

child, multiple major
cracks, or multiple
neglect issues

No surviving egg
babies

Create a budget
with fairly realistic
costs and
opportunities for
your family

Somewhat unrealistic
budget for your family

very unrealistic
budget for your
family

No budget
submitted

Completed and
documented all
family activities

Completed all but

one family activity

Completed most of
the family activities

Completed some of
the family activities

Completed no
family activities

Successfully post
project to web
pages, follow
directions
accurately, and be
productive during
time allotted to

Successfully post
project, follow
directions, but waste
class time

Successfully post
project, omit aspects
pertaining to
directions, and waste
class time.

Issues with posting

project on time, poor
following of
directions, and
wasting class time.

Incomplete
project.

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work on the
project.