Budgeting Tool

This budget worksheet is designed to assist you with managing your finances. You will enter your total income and expenses for the future term.

To complete the Income Section you will need to refer to your Award Letter, bank statement and paycheck stub. Remember to enter the total amount for the future term for each entry. Please be as accurate as possible.

Income
Income	Amount Per Term
Money from Savings (Funds from personal savings that you will use toward the term)	$
Employment (Total earnings for the term. A typical term is about 16 weeks long.) Hourly Pay Rate: $ Hours Per Week:	$
Parent Contribution (Or other family/friend contribution)	$
Financial Aid (Loans, Scholarships, grants for the term) Loan Amount: $ Scholarship/Grant: $	$
Total Income	$

Expense
Expenses	Amount Per Term
Tuition	$
Housing (Monthly)	$
Meal Plan	$
Books Required books can be looked up in the schedule of classes. The suggested budget amount is $908/semester.	$
Parking	$
Past Due Balance Amounts owed from previous terms	$
Total Expense	$

Additional Expenses
Expenses	Amount Per Term
Utilities	$
Clothing	$
Auto Having a car on campus comes with expenses. Be sure to budget for oil changes. Monthly Car Payment: $ Monthly Gas Expense: $ 6 Month Insurance Premium: $ Registration ($52.75/year): $ Inspection ($39.75/yr): $ Misc Car/Repairs: $	$
Cell Phone Monthly Cell Phone Bill: $	$
Food In addition to a meal plan and Dining Dollars, how much money is spent on groceries, fast food, vending machines, snacks, restaurants. Weekly Food Expense: $	$
Entertainment Going to the movies, buying songs on iTunes, concert, sporting events, etc. Weekly Fun Expense: $	$
Credit Card Payment Monthly Payments: $	$
Please list other expenses
	$
	$
	$
	$
Total Additional Expenses	$

Summary
Combine Totals	Amount Per Term
Total Income	$
Total Expenses	$
Net Residual	$

This budget worksheet is designed to assist you with managing your monthly finances. You will enter your total income and expenses for the month. The goal is for your income to be greater than or equal to your expenses. If your expenses are higher than your income, re-evaluate your budget to find ways to decrease your expenses or increase your income. If your income is greater than your expenses, great! Take those additional funds and add them to your savings. To download a weekly excel budget worksheet click here.

Income
Income	Amount Per Month
Employment (Total earnings for the month)	$
Other Income	$
Total Income	$

Expenses
Expenses	Amount Per Month
Rent	$
Utilities	$
Auto Having a car on campus comes with expenses. Be sure to budget for oil changes. Monthly Car Payment: $ Monthly Gas Expense: $ Monthly Insurance Premium: $ Registration ($52.75/year) : $ Inspection ($39.75/yr): $ Misc Car/Repairs: $	$
Cell Phone	$
Food In addition to a meal plan and Dining Dollars, how much money is spent on groceries, fast food, vending machines, snacks, restaurants.	$
Clothing	$
Credit Card	$
Savings This is income that will go into a savings account for emergencies or unplanned expenses.	$
Please list other expenses
	$
	$
	$
	$
Total Expenses	$

Summary
Combine Totals	Amount Per Month
Total Income	$
Total Expenses	$
Net Residual	$

This budget worksheet is designed to assist you with managing your weekly finances. You will enter your total income and expenses for the week. The goal is for your income to be greater than or equal to your expenses. If your expenses are higher than your income, re-evaluate your budget to find ways to decrease your expenses or increase your income. If your income is greater than your exposes, great! Take those additional funds and add them to your savings.To download a weekly excel budget worksheet click here.

Income
Income	Amount Per Week
Employment (Total earnings for the week)	$
Other Income	$
Total Income	$

Expenses
Expenses	Amount Per Week
Rent	$
Utilities	$
Auto Having a car on campus comes with expenses. Be sure to budget for oil changes. weekly Car Payment: $ weekly Gas Expense: $ weekly Insurance Premium: $ Registration ($52.75/year) : $ Inspection ($39.75/yr): $ Misc Car/Repairs: $	$
Cell Phone	$
Food In addition to a meal plan and Dining Dollars, how much money is spent on groceries, fast food, vending machines, snacks, restaurants.	$
Clothing	$
Credit Card	$
Savings This is income that will go into a savings account for emergencies or unplanned expenses.	$
Please list other expenses
	$
	$
	$
	$
Total Expenses	$

Summary
Combine Totals	Amount Per Week
Total Income	$
Total Expenses	$
Net Residual	$
This worksheet is provided for budget planning purposes only and should not be used as a statement of the cost of attendance at the University.

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This worksheet is provided for budget planning purposes only and should not be used as a statement of the cost of attendance at the University.