Monthly
College Budget
year income:
year expenses:
$19,150
CASH FLOW
financial aid
from savings
year cash flow:
$23,699
wages (after-tax)
family help
other
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
-$4,549
room & board
tuition & fees
books & supplies
transportation
discretionary
other expenses
jun
jul
aug
sep
year cash flow:
oct
nov
dec
year
### YEAR
JAN Select First Budget Month
YEAR
Monthly Cash After Expense
JAN
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###
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Cash Flow
(531)
(681)
192
(351)
54
(271)
(176)
(721)
(491)
(716)
Cumulative Cash Flow
(531) (1,212) (1,020)
MONTHLY INCOME
JAN
(1,760) (2,481) (2,972) (3,688)
(4,549)
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750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
7,500
39.2%
After-tax wages from a job
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
550
350
350
350
5,200
27.2%
Financial help from family
200
200
1,000
350
350
350
350
350
350
350
350
350
4,550
23.8%
Withdrawals from savings
500
350
150
1,000
5.2%
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
1,225
1,075
2,425
1,625
1,625
1,625
1,625
1,625
1,725
1,525
1,525
JAN
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###
###
###
###
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###
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565
565
565
565
565
565
565
565
565
565
565
565
6,780
28.6%
Rent, mortgage, or dorm room
315
315
315
315
315
315
315
315
315
315
315
315
3,780
16.0%
Food (groceries or meal plan)
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
2,400
10.1%
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
600
2.5%
150
300
150
650
600
750
800
6,300
26.6%
500
500
500
500
3,750
15.8%
Financial aid (grants, scholarships, loans) paid to you
Other (child support, public assistance, gifts, etc.)
TOTAL INCOME
MONTHLY EXPENSE
Room & Board
Utilities (heat, water, electricity)
Tuition & Fees
###
(1,371) (1,317) (1,588) (1,764)
% INC
(861) (4,549) (23.8%)
### YEAR
% INC
900
4.7%
1,525 19,150
100.0%
### YEAR
% INC
700
750
750
550
150
Tuition you pay
500
500
500
250
Fees you pay
200
250
250
300
150
150
300
150
150
100
250
300
2,550
10.8%
Books & Supplies
325
20
20
325
10
10
400
15
15
15
1,155
4.9%
Textbooks
225
275
325
825
3.5%
School supplies
100
20
20
50
10
10
75
15
15
15
330
1.4%
224
174
174
219
174
174
274
219
174
174
224
269
2,473
10.4%
30
30
30
75
30
30
30
75
30
30
30
75
495
2.1%
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
1,548
6.5%
Transit fares
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
180
0.8%
Travel at holidays
50
100
50
50
250
1.1%
69
69
169
369
419
444
419
419
394
394
419
469
4,053
17.1%
50
100
100
100
100
75
75
100
100
800
3.4%
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
828
3.5%
Donations
25
50
75
0.3%
Snacks, dining out
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1,000
4.2%
Clothes
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
450
1.9%
Entertainment (movies, dates, concerts)
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
900
3.8%
198
198
250
253
243
238
233
258
263
268
268
268
2,938
12.4%
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
1,476
6.2%
52
55
45
40
35
60
65
70
70
70
562
2.4%
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
900
3.8%
1,756
1,756
2,233
1,976
1,571
1,896
1,801
1,621
2,446
2,016
2,241
2,386 23,699
100.0%
Transportation
Gas, maintenance
Vehicle payment
Discretionary
Savings
Cell phone, Internet, cable
Other Expenses
Insurance (car, health, renter's)
Loan, credit card payment
Other
TOTAL EXPENSES