Creating a Personal Budget The amount of money used for basic personal expenses such as housing, food, transportation, and taxes is called the cost of living. The cost of living for a city indicates how expensive or inexpensive it is to live there. Explore the cost of living for a few different cities.

Roxy is planning to move to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and work as a nurse. She has one dog and no children. She uses public transportation and plans to rent an apartment when she moves. The new company she’ll work for pays employees bimonthly, which means twice a month. In this activity, you’ll help Roxy make a budget.

Part A
Roxy decides that she wants to set a financial goal of saving for an emergency fund. Write about some of the ways Roxy could make her financial goal a SMART goal.

Remember, a smart goal adheres to the SMART acronym:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Timely