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. Egg-napping 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. Toby
2. Nia
Childrens Name(s):
1. Lloyd
2. Dalton
3. Nobu
Jobs:
1. Hair dresser
2. Electrician
Average Annual Income: Use Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm)
Job 1: Electrician $ 51,110 per year
Job 2: $23,120 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 - (.94)$3,066.60Take Home Salary - (.94) $48,043.40
Job 2: Yearly Taxes - $2,313 (9%) Take Home Salary -$20,808
Total Family Yearly Salary: $68,851.40
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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http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/07/02/map-the-average-cost-for-child-carestate/LN65rSHXKNjr4eypyxT0WM/story.html
Average Ohio cost of childcare: $_8482/year_
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 - $480 per month (use this cost in your budget)
Whom is providing your childs care: Babysitter

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: 1,215sq. ft. Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Lot Size: 0.28 Acres
Schools: Elementary - Cherrington Middle - Blendon High - Westerville South
Mortgage/Rent: Use website mortgage calculator (down payment = 20% home cost, Interest
3.5%)
Cost - $46,900 Total, $464 per month
Address: 436 Potawatomi Dr,Westerville,OH
Home Insurance: Cost $179 per year, Cost $15per month
Cars: Day 3
You will both need to find child safe cars and insurance. (cars.com and esurance.com)
Car 1: Make - BMW Model - 3X 3.0i Year - 2006 Mileage - 87,379
Car 2: Make - Acura Model - RSX Year - 2006 Mileage - 81, 837
Car Insurance: Cost $5,720per year, Cost $110 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: Italian Food
Ingredients: Spaghetti, Pasta Sauce,

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Meal 2: Stir-Fry
Ingredients: Rice, Broccoli, Corn, Green Beans

Meal 3: Fruit Salad

Ingredients: Apples, Strawberries, Bananas, Blueberries

Meal 4: Hot Dogs

Ingredients: Hot Dogs, Hot Dog Buns, Ketchup, Mustard

Meal 5: Awesome Wraps

Ingredients: Tortilla, Refried Beans, Cheese, Salsa

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

Brand

Cost

Apples

meijer

$1.89

Strawberries

meijer

$3.99

Bananas

meijer

$0.52

Blueberries

meijer

$3.99

Milk

meijer

$4.49

Orange Juice

meijer

$3.00

Yogurt

meijer

$1.88

Lettuce

meijer

$1.22

Hot Dogs

meijer

$1.79

Hot Dog Buns

meijer

$2.99

Potato Chips

lays

$2.50

Spaghetti

meijer

$1.19

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Pasta Sauce

Pergo

$1.99

Cheese

meijer

$5.00

Cereal

General mills

$2.88

Gatorade

Gatorade

$3.49

Rice

meijer

$1.79

Ketchup

Heinz

$2.29

Mustard

Heinz

$2.29

Ice Cream

meijer

$3.69

Diapers

Huggies

$7.97

Chicken Nuggets

Meijer

$7.99

Broccoli

Manns

$2.49

Corn

Meijer

$2.00

Green Beans

pero family farm

$2.49

Peanut Butter

meijer

$1.99

Jelly

welchs

$1.89

Bread

bunny bread

$1.69

Baby Food (5 jars)

Gerber

$5.50

Meal #1 Cost

Meijer

$0 Extra

Meal #2 Cost

Meijer

$0 Extra

Meal #3 Cost

Meijer

$0 Extra

Meal #4 Cost

Meijer

$0 Extra

Meal #5 Cost

Meijer

$5.53

Total: $90.12
Budget: Day 5 Fill in the 12 month budget (see attached)
Were you able to save money after 12 months?
yes we could.

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

The amount of money you have to work with we started will a lot but it still take a lot.

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

how much kids really cost in a year

How important is education in providing for a family?

very for the fact if we didn't have eduction for the jobs we had we would not make as much as
we did

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 - Tobiass birthday is July 31, his favorite food is pasta, and his favorite color is silver.

Day 2 - we had to get a babysitter for the fact that we don't have enough in january to pay for a
nanny.

Day 3 - most important would have to be a car/house that fits all the kids and cost the least
important was looks and speed.

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Day 4 - We got just a cheap online quote.

Day 5 - Price was basically key and we shopped at Meijer because they had all the prices online
and it was very cheap.

Day 6 - I learned that it's very hard to manage a family and kids even though we had good jobs
we still went into debt are first month but other but i also learned that cost of living is really hard.

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
work on the
project.

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.