TUTA Edelman Eye Opener Twelve Reasons to Plan Financially Essay

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Economics

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Instructions

The purpose of this project is for you to apply the various topics of this course to planning for your financial future.

The project will consist of 3 sections.


Section 1: Your Top 3 Reasons to Plan financially.

Choose your top 3 of Edelman's "The 12 Reasons to Plan" and describe why these three are most important to you. Additionally, explain how you will incorporate these three reasons into your personal financial plan. Incorporate your knowledge of investments and compounding as well as some of Schor's principles for avoiding consumerism and unnecessary purchases.

500 word minimum


Section 2: Your Top 3 Obstacles.

What do you see as your 3 main obstacles for building wealth? These are purely personal, although you can refer to Edelman's obstacles for ideas. The goal here is your personal introspection as to your likely future hurdles to overcome. Following up on those obstacles, address them directly in your financial plan, meaning how will you mitigate, or lessen, the potential impact of these obstacles.

500 word minimum


Section 3: What if?

  1. Choose one of these three financial difficulties and, using your imagination and creativity, write a narrative on how you would cope with your chosen difficulty.
  2. Loss of a Spouse/Divorce: You must construct and describe a realistic plan of action for the financial challenges currently confronting a parent of two, ages 5 and 3, in his/her early 30’s trying to regain or maintain financial independence. You are not responsible for solving any financial problems, just for identifying the potential problems and offering solutions for coping with these problems both in the short run and long run.
  3. Natural Disaster: You must construct and describe a realistic solution to the financial problems currently confronting your family of three, you, your partner and a 9 year old child, struggling to reconstruct your life after losing everything in a devastating natural disaster such as a flood or wildfire. You are not responsible for solving any financial problems, just for identifying the potential problems and offering solutions for coping with these problems both in the short run and long run.
  4. Caring for a Family Member Unexpectedly: You must construct and describe a realistic and sensible solution to the problems currently confronting your family of three, you, your partner and a 9 year old child. You are the sole surviving relatives of a family member who is unexpectedly in need of care, both financial and residential, for the next five years. You are not responsible for solving any financial problems, just for identifying the potential problems and offering solutions for coping with these problems both in the short run and long run.

750 word minimum

Rubric

Financial Literacy Project

Financial Literacy Project

CriteriaRatingsPts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 1 QualityNo typos, proper minimum word count.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 1 Course Specific LearningProper descriptions of issues and course specific vocabulary, references to texts and utilization of basic TVM knowledge as applicable.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 1 CreativityUse of imagination and problem solving.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2 QualityNo typos, proper minimum word count.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2 Course Specific LearningProper descriptions of issues and course specific vocabulary, references to texts and utilization of basic TVM knowledge as applicable.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2 CreativityUse of imagination and problem solving.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 3 QualityNo typos, proper minimum word count.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 3 Course Specific LearningProper descriptions of issues and course specific vocabulary, references to texts and utilization of basic TVM knowledge as applicable.

30.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 3 CreativityUse of imagination and problem solving.

30.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 3 InsightProper identification of potential issues and reasonable plans for combating these issues.

30.0 pts

Total Points: 200.0

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Section 1: Top 3 Reasons to Plan Financially

Edelman's twelve reasons to plan are an eye-opener that emphasizes the importance of
financial planning for the sake of now and the future, which many people and especially young
people, ignore, trying to avoid responsibility. One of the reasons that stood out is the fifth reason
where Edelman urges people to plan their finances to pay for college (Edelman, 2010). This
reason is significant as it involves education, which is important for every child's development
and growth. Education cost is quite expensive, particularly when it comes to enrolling children in
higher learning institutions. Therefore, it is important to plan before to avoid financial challenges
that might hinder the child from completing school. Saving for college will appear in my
financial plan as an objective, after which I will create a budget to determine the amount of
money I will commit towards this project and begin saving. I must avoid procrastination by all
means since the project's success will depend on my commitment and consistency. Schor advises
people to become learned consumers meaning that it is important to take time and learn how to
handle money (Schor, 2007). The perspective behind saving for college aligns with this principle
as planning for college involves several learning processes such as budget creation and the
calculation of monthly savings contributions.
The ninth reason is another significant motive noted by Edelman, which informs people
about the need to plan for a better retirement future. Nobody wants a miserable and struggling
life after retirement, which is among the main reasons why people work hard in their youthful
and early adult years. I found this reason to be insightful as it encourages people to take care of
their future welfare, which one can easily ignore. One lesson learned from this reason is that it is
possible to comfortably retire at an early age provided one has the necessary social security and

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pension that one achieves by thinking about the future early. I will begin planning for a
comfortable retirement as early as now to ensure that I can sustain myself without struggle or
depending on other people to survive. Hence my financial plan will include a retirement fund,
which needs a budget to determine the exact amount to save towards a better retirement life. The
fund will comprise a retirement account where I will be depositing some amount of money that
will...

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