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1. Evaluate the following using the S.M.A.R.T. planning model and information in this section using the information below:
a. pay off student loan
b. buy a house and save for children's education
c. accumulate assets
d. retire
e. travel around the world in a sailboat.
Alice's assets may be a car worth about $5,000 and a savings account with a balance of $250. Debts include a student loan with a balance of $53,000 and a car loan with a balance of $2,700; these are shown below:
Alice's Financial Situation
ASSETS Car $5,000 Savings $250 Total $5,250
DEBTS Car Loan 2,700 Student Loan 53,000 Total 55,700
Her annual disposable income (after-tax income or take-home pay) may be $35,720, and annual expenses are expected to be $10,800 for rent and $14,400 for living expenses—food, gas, entertainment, clothing, and so on.
annual loan payments are $2,400 for the car loan and $7,720 for the student loan.
This is shown below:
Alice's Income and Expenses After tax income $35,720 Rent $10,800 Living expenses $14,400 Remaining for debt reduction and savings $10,520 students loan payments $7,720 car loan payments $2,400 remaining for savings $400