personal finance: module 1 lesson 5 what affects the journey?
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Personal Finance: Module 1 Lesson 5
What Affects the Journey?
“Lions, and tigers,
and bears! Oh, my!”Dorothy, The Wizard of OZ
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Introduction to Purchasing Power Disposable income (also known as net or take-
home pay) is the money remaining after taxes
withholdings and other deductions are subtracted.
Discretionary income is the money remaining
after ALL other essential needs have been met!
Consumers spend this money on
non-essentials or “wants”.
Discretionary spending
impacts the economy!
Introduction to inflation
Inflation is an economic
term that describes a
continuous rise in the
average prices of goods
and services.
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How Consumers See Inflation
As the value of money (value of the
U.S. dollar) decreases, prices increase.
This in turn decreases your purchasing power (the quantity you are able to
purchase).
MeasuringWorth.Com
Compute the Relative Value
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Inflation IllustrationsAverage Single Movie Ticket
1990 $4.22
2011 $7.93
Average Full-time Postsecondary Costs
1990 $10,620
2011 $18,133
Median Household Income
1990 $29,943
2011 $50,054
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Real income is our earned income growing or
shrinking as it adjusts to just how much true
purchasing power has been affected by inflation and
higher prices.
Example: If your
earnings have grown
10%, but the inflation
rate is 4%, then your
real income growth will
only be 6%!
Real Income
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Inflation Resources
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Video:
Explanation of Inflation
Links and Activities:
Historical Inflation Rates
Inflation: What It Is, Where It Comes From,
and How It Can Bite You
The overall amount of goods and services
consumers expect to be able to purchase
(known as demand) is more than the overall
amount of goods and
services that can actually
be produced (called
supply).
The consumer notices inflation when…
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Money Supply The amount of money available in the economy is called the
money supply.
The economy usually grows when consumers have
more job security and see their incomes increasing!
The Federal Reserve (FED) is in charge of monitoring the
money supply and inflation rate.
If the inflation rate drops too low, the FED will often take
action to increase the growth of the money supply.
If the inflation rate gets too high, the FED will often take
action to decrease the growth of the money supply.
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How is inflation measured?Consumer Price Index (CPI) – is used to measure inflation by keeping
track of increasing and decreasing prices for certain kinds of consumer
goods and services.
Formula for CPI:
CPI YR 2 – CPI YR 1 x 100 = Inflation rate
CPI YR 1
Example: If a certain collection or “market basket”
of goods and services cost $50 last year
but today costs $53, the inflation rate is 6%.
$53 - $50 x 100 = 6%
$50
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CPI Resources
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Links and Activities
Consumer Price Index Frequently Asked Questions
CPI Inflation Calculator
How Much Does It Cost Now?
Video
What is the Consumer Price Index?
Example of Inflation
Terrance has $25 to take a date to the movies. Just a
few months ago that was enough for two tickets
@$7.50 each two sodas and a
large popcorn!
Not tonight…
inflation got there before he did!
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Example of inflation
…the price of a ticket has increased to $9.50; a
medium popcorn is now $4.00! Why, he can’t even buy
a small drink to share because it’s gone up to $2.50!
Now his $25 just doesn’t go as far…
Example of Inflation
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How would you react to the increase in ticket prices?
How will the decrease in consumer demand
affect the movie theater?
What can the
theater do to keep
business?
What happens if
none of these options
work?
The Effects of Decreased Consumer Spending
A continued decrease in consumer
spending can result in…
-- decrease in sales and products
-- job loss and layoffs
If consumer spending continues to decrease, it can contribute to an
extended period of slow or zero
economic growth, known as a
recession.
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Unemployment/unemployed – when a person is
without a job, but is available for work and actively
looking for work.
Unemployment Rate – the number of citizens unemployed expressed as a percentage of the total workforce.
U.S. Unemployment Rateor “Jobless Rate”
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The biggest determinant of whether you're
going to be unemployed or not is education
level. People with a bachelor's degree or
higher--their unemployment rate tends to be
half of the average. Without a high school
diploma--double the average.
John Slenker, Labor Market Analyst – New York State Department of Labor
International Business Times, September 15, 2011
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment status by educational attainment
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Cost of Living
How much it truly costs to live comfortably
in different cities, states, regions and even
other countries
Where you live directly affects your purchasing power!
How to calculate cost of living
Cost of Living Calculator Cost of Living Wizard
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