CTU Finance for Business Budgeting Monthly Surplus & Emergency Fund Discussion

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Rhonda Jones and her husband have a combined annual income of $50,000 after taxes. Their mortgage payment is $1,284 per month. Their average utilities payment per month is $403. The groceries and food expenses average $506 per month. They have a car payment of $402 a month. Their medical insurance is $198 per month. Gas for the car averages $102 a month, and their car insurance is $246 a month. Other miscellaneous expenses are $206 a month.

Download and complete this budget sheet, and submit it with this assignment. For this assignment, answer the following:

  • Do the Jones’s have a surplus or a deficit? If they have a surplus, suggest how they can use the extra money.
  • Explain why it is important to have 3 to 6 months' salary saved for an emergency fund.
  • Explain the concept of “paying yourself first.”

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Do the Jones’s have a surplus or a deficit? If they have a surplus, suggest how they can use the
extra money.
The Jones are currently having a monthly surplus of $819.67 (or annual surplus of $9,836). The
only debt that they have is their mortgage, but they should not have any problems paying it. I
would recommend that they set up an emergency fund. In order to do so, they could invest their
monthly surplus on a mutual fund. Mutual funds are liquid investments since you can withdraw
your money in a short period of time and they usually earn much higher rate...


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