Spend A Million!
Spend A Million!What if??
Time to Win Some Money!
CONGRATULATIONS!You have WON!!!You have won $1,000,0000How would
you like to spend it?You may spend it on ANYTHING you want.But as
always, there are a few conditions.
The fine printYou must spend one million dollars to the exact
cent.You cannot buy more than one of any item. E.G. You cannot buy
two houses or two cars.You must cut every item you purchased out
from a catalogue, newspaper or internet with costs or receipts.All
cut outs must have the price clearly marked.Prices need to be added
up.You could purchase items at random or follow a common theme. Eg.
Setting up a house or going on a holiday.
Step One: Create a budget.
Item NumberItem DescriptionItem CostTotal CostThis is a list of
the items that you would like to buy and an estimation of their
cost.Dont forget to work out the total cost of all of the
items.
Step Two: Go Shopping!This is the fun part!Begin with the big
ticket items.Make sure you cut out the item and that price is
clearly marked.You may use newspapers, magazines and catalogues.
You may also use the internet at home.
Step Three: Keeping a RecordYou will need to keep a record of
your spending.This needs to be done manually and it must show all
of your working out.
Item NumberItem DescriptionItem CostTotal Cost
AssessmentAt the end of this project you will be able to: Add
and subtract using money and decimals. Discuss the meaning of
difference and how to work out how much you have left to spend. Use
MS Excel to represent and calculate data.
