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Finance Activities\n\nGlencoe  \nTO THE TEACHER  \nPersonal Finance Activities provide students with the opportunity to learn valuable skills of moneymanagement.The activities in this booklet correspond to the topics found in the Personal FinanceHandbook,which is located in the backmatter of your economics textbook.Each activity provides step-by-step instructions for completing the activity and gives the students the opportunity to apply what they havelearned outside of the classroom.  \nAnswers to the Personal Finance Activity questions can be found at the back of this booklet.  \nMcGrawGlencoe  \n■  \nThe McGrawHill Companies  \nCopyright o by The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.All rights reserved.Permission is granted to reproducethe material contained herein on the condition that such material be reproduced only for classroom use;be provided to students,teachers,and families without charge;and be used solely in conjunction withGlencoe products.Any other reproduction,for use or sale,is prohibited without prior written permissionof the publisher.  \nSend all inquiries to:  \nGlencoe/McGraw-Hill8787 Orion PlaceColumbus,OH 43240  \nISBN:   978-0-07-878058-5  \nMHID:  0-07-878058-6  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n1234567891000910090807  \nTable of Contents  \nActivity 1 Balancing Your Checkboo………………………………………………………………………………………1  \nActivity 2 Tracking Your Spending ……………………………………………………………………………5  \nActivity 3 Risk and Return…………………………………………………………………………………………………7  \nActivity 4 Comparing Credit Card Ofers……………………………………………………………9  \nActivity 5 Choosing the Right Schoolfor Yo…………………………………………………………1  \nActivity6 Preparing for an Interview…………………………………………………………………13  \nActivity 7 Understanding Your Paycheck………………………………………………………………15  \nActivity 8 Finding Your First Apartmen ………………………………………………………………17  \nActivity 9 Financing a Car…………………………………………………………………………………………………19  \nActivity 10 The Need for Insurance……………………………………………………………………………21  \nAnswer Key………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………24  \n## Personal Finance Activity 1Balancing Your Checkbook\n\n\n| ACTIVITY GOAL   |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| This Personal Finance Activity will teach you to balance a checking account.It will demonstrate the  \u003Cbr>use of a check register and banking statement.You will learn that some withdrawals from your  \u003Cbr>account are immediate while others take time to process.   |  |\n\nDIRECTIONS:Recording transactions in your check register completely and immediately will help youbetter track your money.To make sure that you and your bank have not made any mistakes,it is importantto balance your account each month.Your bank will probably send you a monthly statement with aworksheet to help you balance your account.Many banks also provide statements online as well.Look at thepartial check register below.Then review the bank summary on the next page.Use the following steps andthe worksheet on page four to balance this checking account.  \n\n| Check Register   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| CHECK  \u003Cbr>NUMBER   | DATE   | TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION   | PAYMENT  \u003Cbr>AMOUNT   | √   | DEPOSIT  \u003Cbr>AMOUNT   | BALANCE   |\n|  | 9-1   | Balance brought forward   |  | √   |  | $2,058.62   |\n| 1271   | 9-10   | Mayfield Bank(auto pmt.)   | 124.66   |  |  | 1,933.96   |\n|  | 9-15   | Deposit(paycheck)   |  |  | 342.77   | 2,276.73   |\n|  | 9-22   | ATM withdrawal-Locust St.   | 20.00   |  |  | 2,256.73   |\n| 1272   | 9-25   | Bally's Music Store   | 28.72   |  |  | 2,228.01   |\n| 1273   | 9-29   | Quest Wireless Co   | 34.99   |  |  | 2,193.02   |\n|  | 9-30   | Debit card-J.B.Grocer   | 15.18   |  |  | 2,177.84   |\n|  | 10-1   | Deposit(paycheck)   |  |  | 342.77   | 2,520.61   |\n|  | 10-5   | Deposit(gift from Aunt Eva)   |  |  | 50.00   | 2,570.61   |\n|  | 10-5   | Withdrawal -transfer to savings   | 100.00   |  |  | 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