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Portfolio Check 4: Living Wage Analysis, Budget Reflection,
Tell Me Who You Are
Note: This information will be posted on your ePortfolio. To submit your work, simply include a
link to your ePortfolio in the "text submission" box on Blackboard.
Living Wage Analysis
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
What is your career choice and why? Refer to your Holland Code and CliftonStrengths to
support your response.
How does the pay range for your career vary depending on the city or state you work in?
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Provide screenshots from your research to support your response. (Similar to the
ones used in the PowerPoint from class).
Where is your ideal location and why? Please be specific. For example, you may consider
family, career opportunities, pay, and the cost of living.
Based on your ideal location's "cost of living", will your salary be sustainable for your
lifestyle?
Why or why not?
Explain 1-2 takeaways from this lesson. What resonated with you?
Provide APA citations for any websites used to collect information.
Budget Reflection
This reflection must be a minimum of 150-250 words.
Describe 2 key points from the budget lesson that you found helpful. Explain why these
points resonated with you.
What obstacles do you face when creating a budget and/or saving money? How do you
plan to overcome these obstacles in the future? For example, ar
e there any resources on
campus you can use to help overcome these obstacles?
Explain how your budgeting goals align with your personal values.
Tell Me Who You Are
For Portfolio Check 4, I would like you to further explore and reflect on the living wage and
budgeting lessons, and concepts from
Tell Me Who You Are
.
Make sure to incorporate visuals and writing in your reflections. Visuals can be videos,
memes, images, or personal photos - really anything that is evidence of your learning. Finally,
keep in mind that your reflections must demonstrate college-level writing standards. For
more information on Portfolio Check expectations, see the ePortfolio rubric on Blackboard.
Please refer to my ePortfolio for a model. Note - my ePortfolio is not "A-level" - however, it
does demonstrate an acceptable format that you can use for your own ePortfolio.