Week 3 - Making Buying Decisions

Post date: Sep 25, 2017 7:47:41 PM

Monday 10/2 - Look back into your journal.

What did you learn last week, during our presentations,

that you think will be most useful to you?

In-class project - Create a google presentation explaining how you

would use the 6-step decision making process (on page 20)

to make a decision on what to buy. Your explanation must include

each of the 6 steps and must provide links to all expenses.

Share your presentation with jcotter@assabet.org

You can do this project individually or in a group of 2.

Due Tuesday at 8am

Copy of Mr. C's Washing Machine Decision

Homework Due Oct 16th - write down everything you spend

money on for a week.

Homework Due tomorrow - write down everything you can find

out about your cell phone plan (or print out your plan information).

Tuesday 10/3 - Write down everything you know about you

cell phone plan.

"What's the best cell-phone plan?" project - Finish the worksheet.

Wednesday 10/4 - Read the "Budgeting Tips" worksheet.

Which of these tips would be most helpful for you to

follow? Explain. Were any of these tips surprising to you?

(7-10 sentences).

Play "The Bean Game" with your group:

Answer Round #1 Questions

Present Round #1 Answers

Answer Round #2 Question

Present Round #2 Answers

Exit Journal- What did you learn from playing "The Bean Game."

Has your perspective on budgeting changed? Why or why not?

(5-7 sentences)

Thursday 10/5 - Review the list below, putting a:

    • 1 next to those that are needs for you,

    • a 2 next to high priority wants, and

    • a 3 next to low priority wants.

    • You can leave some blank if they don’t fit into your lifestyle at all.

    • Fill in the two empty boxes with items we haven’t included.

In your journal, write 7-10 sentences explaining how you decided what were needs,

high priority wants, and low priority wants.

Exit Journal - What did you learn from plying "foolproof jeopardy" today?

Friday 10/6 - Look back into your notes and journal. What are 10 things that you think could be on

today's quiz?

Stuff due today:

- 6 step buying presentation

- cellphone research paper

- week 3 journal entries

- foolproof #2

Stuff due next class:

- foolproof #3

- a log of 7 days of expenses