Escape Room
time
Machine
How to Create a Budget
Start >
return to the present
Oh, no! Our time machine has broken down. To repair it, we need to find some parts that are in different time periods, without them we will never be able to return to our present. Visit the eras and complete the challenges to gather all the necessary parts. But be careful, if you fail during the search, the time doors may close, making your return increasingly difficult.
CONTROL SYSTEM
The fuel will recharge when you find the missing pieces.
Figure out your income
Set Up your Budget
Visit all the budget stages, fix the control system, and return to your present!
Figure out your spending
Review yourbudget
figure out your income
The first step when making a budget is to figure out how much money you have coming in each month after taxes and other income deductions.
1/3
If you get paid bi-weekly, what might be the best way to set up your budget?
Monthly
Bi-Weekly
Weekly
Annually
2/3
When determing your income what income amount should you use?
Your income after taxes & deductions
Your income before taxes
Your income before deductions & after taxes
Your income after taxes & deductions
3/3
If you have an irregular or seasonal income, what might be the best way to determine your monthly income?
Just go with your highest monthly income
Just use your lowest monthly income
Skip that step. It's too hard.
Average your annual income and divide by 12
The trip has been a success!
Here is the first piece you need to activate the next era
control SYSTEM
Set up your budget
review your budget
Figure out your spending
figure out your spending
Once you know your income, you will need to figure out your monthly spending. This can take a bit longer.
1/3
Which image is not a good resource for figuring out your monthly spending?
What you can remember
Bank & Credit Card Statements
Receipts
2/3
Which image is probably not a good spending category for your budget?
Car
White Socks with Bananas on Them
Groceries
3/3
Which of these images shows the best way to approach budgeting?
Be Extravagant
Be Super Thrifty
Be Realistic
The trip has been a success!
Here is the second piece you need to activate the next era
Control system
Set up your budget
Review your budget
Once you've figured out income and expenses, you'll need to calculate the difference between the two, keep track of your spending and set some achievable goals.
set up your budget
1/3
Part of creating your budget should be to set some achievable goals and make a plan to reach them.
true
false
2/3
Your budget doesn't need to balance. You just need to write stuff down so you know what you're spending.
true
false
3/3
There are high fees on savings accounts so you should not open one to help you save for your goals.
true
false
The trip has been a success!
Here is the third piece you need to activate the next era
CONTROL system
Review Your budget
Review your budget
A useful and effective budget is one that you make, review regularly and continually adjust as your financial situation changes over time.
1/3
complete
exciting
finished
effective
A budget that is made and then forgotten is not _______.
2/3
changing your hairstyle
Having Kids
A Promotion
Getting Married
which is not an example of a significant life change that should prompt you to re-evaluate your budget?
3/3
Inflation
Unconscious Bias
Banking Fees
Germs
Which of the choices above is something you may not be consciously aware up but could throw off your budget?
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have managed to travel to the present and return to the world as you knew it!
error
The temporary door has been closed, proceed with caution or you won't be able to return to the present
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Escape Room
time
Machine
How to Create a Budget
Start >
return to the present
Oh, no! Our time machine has broken down. To repair it, we need to find some parts that are in different time periods, without them we will never be able to return to our present. Visit the eras and complete the challenges to gather all the necessary parts. But be careful, if you fail during the search, the time doors may close, making your return increasingly difficult.
CONTROL SYSTEM
The fuel will recharge when you find the missing pieces.
Figure out your income
Set Up your Budget
Visit all the budget stages, fix the control system, and return to your present!
Figure out your spending
Review yourbudget
figure out your income
The first step when making a budget is to figure out how much money you have coming in each month after taxes and other income deductions.
1/3
If you get paid bi-weekly, what might be the best way to set up your budget?
Monthly
Bi-Weekly
Weekly
Annually
2/3
When determing your income what income amount should you use?
Your income after taxes & deductions
Your income before taxes
Your income before deductions & after taxes
Your income after taxes & deductions
3/3
If you have an irregular or seasonal income, what might be the best way to determine your monthly income?
Just go with your highest monthly income
Just use your lowest monthly income
Skip that step. It's too hard.
Average your annual income and divide by 12
The trip has been a success!
Here is the first piece you need to activate the next era
control SYSTEM
Set up your budget
review your budget
Figure out your spending
figure out your spending
Once you know your income, you will need to figure out your monthly spending. This can take a bit longer.
1/3
Which image is not a good resource for figuring out your monthly spending?
What you can remember
Bank & Credit Card Statements
Receipts
2/3
Which image is probably not a good spending category for your budget?
Car
White Socks with Bananas on Them
Groceries
3/3
Which of these images shows the best way to approach budgeting?
Be Extravagant
Be Super Thrifty
Be Realistic
The trip has been a success!
Here is the second piece you need to activate the next era
Control system
Set up your budget
Review your budget
Once you've figured out income and expenses, you'll need to calculate the difference between the two, keep track of your spending and set some achievable goals.
set up your budget
1/3
Part of creating your budget should be to set some achievable goals and make a plan to reach them.
true
false
2/3
Your budget doesn't need to balance. You just need to write stuff down so you know what you're spending.
true
false
3/3
There are high fees on savings accounts so you should not open one to help you save for your goals.
true
false
The trip has been a success!
Here is the third piece you need to activate the next era
CONTROL system
Review Your budget
Review your budget
A useful and effective budget is one that you make, review regularly and continually adjust as your financial situation changes over time.
1/3
complete
exciting
finished
effective
A budget that is made and then forgotten is not _______.
2/3
changing your hairstyle
Having Kids
A Promotion
Getting Married
which is not an example of a significant life change that should prompt you to re-evaluate your budget?
3/3
Inflation
Unconscious Bias
Banking Fees
Germs
Which of the choices above is something you may not be consciously aware up but could throw off your budget?
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have managed to travel to the present and return to the world as you knew it!
error
The temporary door has been closed, proceed with caution or you won't be able to return to the present