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G R A D U AT I N G B E I N G S U C C E S S F U L

“ Y E S Y O U C A N ! ’

THE MORE YOU LEARNThe More you earn

Quick ways to make money

Go to Las Vegas

Go on Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune

Sell a lot of Girl Scouts cookies

But Seriously

The Future Transitions Program will hook you up with an OVR Counselor.

OVR = Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

OVR will help you find a way to afford college or job training. (College is not free!)

OVR will ask you to get SSI

SSI = More Money, Less Stress

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) helps you get through college or job training.

SSI helps you FOCUS on school and get a degree. This means MORE MONEY for you later on.

SSI is Just One Step to Success

How much money you get each month from SSI depends on many things. Not everyone gets the same amount of money.

For this lesson let’s assume you will get $700 a month.

Fool’s Gold

$700 a month x 12 months =

$8,400 a year.

That’s a lot of money.

NOT.

Comparing SSI to Jobs

If you quit high school and find a job, your average salary will probably be about…

$19,000 a year.

$19,000 / 12 = $1,583 a month

Comparing SSI to Jobs

If you graduate high school and find a job, your average salary will probably be about…

$30,000 a year.

$30,000 / 12 = $2,500 a month

($30,000 is a LOT better than $19,000. Please STAY IN SCHOOL and graduate!)

Comparing SSI to Jobs

If you go to college or a job training program for up to two years, your average salary will probably be about…

$39,000

$39,000 / 12 = $3,250 a month

Comparing SSI to Jobs

If you go to college for four years and earn a B.A. degree, your average salary will probably be about…

$53,000

$53,000 / 12 = $4,417 a month

Comparing SSI to Jobs

If you go to college for two more years after your B.A. degree and earn an M.A. degree, your average salary will be about…

$66,000

$66,000 / 12 = $5,500 a month

Ph.D. = $80,000+

$80,000 / 12 = $6,667 a month

THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE MORE YOU EARN

Jobs > SSI

Jobs SSI

$19,000$30,000$39,000 > $8,400 $53,000$66,000$80,000

Accounting 101

List all of the things you would like to have when you finish school.

House, car, cell phone, etc.

$$$$$$$$$

The$e thing$ co$t a lot of money!

House / apartment Car / gas SEPTA Water /electricity/heat Cable TV / Internet Cell phone Food Clothes / shoes / sneakers Entertainment Babies (LATER LATER LATER) – diapers, food, clothes, doctor, etc

Bottom Line

If you want a comfortable lifestyle with all of the basic things you need for a family, graduating from high school is the best way to start.

Remember…

The more you learn,The more you earn!