Moving Out
The assignment: Your assignment is to investigate the cost of moving out of your
parents’ house and into an apartment. You will need to investigate the one-time costs of
furnishing this apartment, as well as the monthly costs to live in your apartment and how
much you must earn hourly to support yourself. But first, you must decide if you’re
going to have a roommate or not. Your project may be in the form of a poster,
powerpoint, or video. It should contain visuals as well as lists of products and costs. Be
creative!
One-time costs Monthly Costs
To furnish your apartment, give store and You must also make a list of your monthly
price for the following plus anything else costs. Take into account the following.
you may need. Don’t forget to give the Again, don’t forget to give your total
total of your one time costs! monthly costs!
A. Living Room A. Utilities
1. Couch and love seat 1. Rent
2. Chair 2. Electricity
3. Coffee table & end tables 3. Gas
4. Lamps 4. Phone
5. Entertainment center 5. Cable
B. Kitchen 6. Internet
1. Refrigerator
2. Microwave B. Miscellaneous
3. Kitchen table and chairs 1. Transportation
4. Flatware- set of 8 2. Food
5. Set of dishes- set of 8 3. Spending money
6. Mixing bowls
7. Set of glasses- 8 C. School (Optional)
8. Pots/Pans 1. Tuition
9. Knife Sets- Steak/Carving 2. Books
10. Cooking Utensils 3. Fees
11. Dish towels 4. Miscellaneous
12. Can opener
13. Paper towels
14. Condiments and spices
C. Bedroom
1. Bed/mattress
2. Nightstand
3. Lamps
4. Dresser
5. 2 blankets and 2 sets of
sheets
D. Bathroom
1. Toilet paper
2. 2 sets of towels/washcloths
3. Cold Medicine
4. First aid materials
E. Move-in Costs
1. One month’s rent
2. Security deposit (equal to
one month’s rent)
3. Truck rental
F. Miscellaneous
1. Tool set
2. Cleaning products/brushes
3. Dish soap/clothes detergent
4. Broom/dust pan/mop
G. Appliances
1. Vacuum cleaner
2. Toaster
3. Mixer/egg beaters
4. Coffee Pot
5. Iron and board
*When you are finished shopping and tallying up these costs, don’t forget to calculate
your hourly wage:
Total monthly costs
/160 (or however many hours you plan to work)
= how much you must make per hour to keep up your “lifestyle”
Some websites to get you started:
To shop
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/default.asp?order_num=-1&
http://www.walmart.com/
http://www.target.com/
http://www.macys.com/
Utilities
http://www.smud.org/en/Pages/index.aspx
http://www.pge.com/
http://www.att.com/
http://www.comcast.com/
Apartments
http://www.everyaptmapped.com/apartments/roseville,california,ca/rent-1.html
http://www.uhaul.com/
College costs
http://www.californiacolleges.edu/finance/how-much-does-college-cost.asp