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Lifestyle Quiz

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How much education do you need to have the life you want?

What kind of lifestyle do you want for your future? Do you want to own a big house, drive a sports car and eat at fancy restaurants? Or would you be happy with a rented apartment, a modest sedan and cooking most of your meals at home?

The job you get, which determines what kind of lifestyle you can afford, is tied to how much education you have. Answer the following questions to find out what it takes to have the life you want.

1. Housing
I'd like to live in (choose one)

  • an unfurnished one-bedroom apartment $475
  • a furnished one-bedroom apartment $600
  • a rented two-bedroom house $800
  • a two bedroom house that I will own $1000

2. Transportation
I'd like to drive (choose one)

  • a new economy car $400
  • a used economy car $250
  • a new mid-sized car $550
  • a used mid-sized car $350
  • a new sports car $700
  • a used sports car $450
  • a new truck $710
  • a used truck $425

3. Food
I'd like to (choose one)

  • buy groceries and cook all my meals $250
  • eat all of my meals at fast food restaurants $450
  • cook some meals and eat out some $300

4. Entertainment
My entertainment will be (choose all that apply)

  • a movie, four times a month $32
  • golfing, three times a month $90
  • surfing the Internet and watching cable TV every night $42
  • biking, rollerblading, hiking and other outdoor sports $0
  • attending a concert, once a month $70

5. Phone I'd like to (choose all that apply)

  • have a home phone $19.95
  • have a cell phone $30
  • not have a phone $0

6. Insurance
I plan to purchase (choose one in each group)
Home

  • renter's insurance $20
  • homeowner's insurance $30
  • no renter's/homeowner's insurance $0

Medical

  • I plan to continue my education after high school, so the job I hold is likely to provide insurance as a benefit $0
  • I do NOT plan to continue my education after high school, so the job I hold is NOT likely to provide insurance as a benefit $160
  • no health insurance $0

Car

  • Car $100
  • No car $0

7. Clothing $
Estimate your monthly costs for clothing

8. Laundry $
$20 + dry cleaning

9. Doctor Visits
# of visits per month
x $10 of you have medical insurance (see #6)
x $50 if you don't have medical insurance

10. Utilities $
(electric, water, sewer, gas)

11. Gasoline $

12. Savings $
It is best to save 10% of your income

13. Educational plans: (choose one)

  • high school dropout
  • high school graduate
  • some college or associate degree
  • bachelor's degree
  • master's degree
  • doctorate degree
  • professional degree

Source: Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority

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