Guidelines to Account keeping

Family Economics And Consumer Education 3 (2+1)

Lesson 08 : Account Keeping And Record Keeping

Guidelines to Account keeping

  1. Start simply: Start with only simple systems for getting into the habit of keeping accounts and secondly to have an idea of the nature of expenditure incurred by one’s family.
  2. Work out a system to suit personal or family needs.
  3. Controls the accounts. Do not let the accounts control yours.

The Account keeping is a helpful tool for keeping the track of income.
What will be your family’s income?

Estimated Annual income

Actual Income

Total


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

sept

Oct

Nov

Dec


Salary/ Wages Allowance Bonus
Profits
Commission
Interest
Dividend
Insurance
Annualities
Pension
Royalities
Rents
Gifts














What will be your family’s outgo?

Items

Estimated Annual income

Actual expenditure

Acutual Total Expenditure


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

sept

Oct

Nov

Dec



Food
Housing
Maintenance
Clothing
Transport
Medical
Education
Personal care
Recreation
Others
Savings
Taxes















Examples of categories of outgoes:
Savings and Insurance
Housing (Including rent or mertgage payment, utilities electricity, gas, water, telephone, property, improvement tax other house tax if any
Food beverages
Clothing
Transportation
Routine medical expenditure Charitable contribution
Recreation
Education
Better living needs (will vary according to the family values. A vacation trip, a T. V set. Higher education etc)
Emergencies

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