compare your monthly outlays to your net income or take-home pay.It is important to spend purposefully, save strategically, invest carefully and give wisely. You want to control your money, rather than having your money control you! Start now. The details of saving, investing, and managing credit card, student loans and other consumer debts are addressed in later exercises.

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First, start by identifying monthly income. For most people, determining monthly take-home pay is easy. Simply look at what is deposited twice monthly in the bank account. For full time students, this can be tricky. Many students are not working full or part time. So let's simplify things.

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Let's consider a case study. Assume a newly hired teacher receives $40,000 in annual income. Use this information and the additional information provided below to determine the twice monthly net take-home pay.

* Question Completion Status: QUESTION 2 Identify three budgetary items that you need to survive and live. TTT Arial Y 3 (12pt) THE. ABC Path: p Words:0 QUESTION 3 What is your monthly net take-home pay? Divide your net pay by 12. (Enter numbers only, no dollar sign, comma, period, or cents.)QUESTION 3 Wt is your monthly net takehome pay? Divide your net pay by 12. ("Enter numbers only, no dollar Sign, comma, period, or cents.) QUESTION 4 Determine the amount of net takehome pay you receive twice a month or bimonthly. Divide your monthly takehome pay by 2. (Enter numbers only, no dollar Sign, comma, period, or cents.) x Question Completion Status: QUESTION 1 Introduction: Inthis exercise, you will compare your monthly outlays to your net income ortake-home pay. It is important to spend purposefully, save strategically, invest carefully and give 1wisely. You want to control your money, rather than having your money control you! Start now. The details of saving, investing, and managing credit card, student loans and other consumer debts are addressed in later exercises. First, start by identifying monthly income. For most people, determining monthly take-home pay is easy. Simply look at what is deposited twice monthly inthe bank account. For full time students, this can be tricky. Many students are not working ull or part time. So let's simplify things. Let's consider a case study. Assume a newly hired teacher receives $40,000 in annual income. Use this information and the additional information provided below to determine the twice monthly net takehome pay. Gross annual income $40,000 a year Federal income taxes $940 a year Social Security and Medicare payroll deductions (7.65%) $3060 a year What is your net annual takehome pay? Make sure to factor out taxes and deductions from your gross annual income. (Enter numbers only, no dollar sign, comma, period, or cents. For example, if your answer is $1,000 then enter 1000 as your submission.)