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The McFarlin Family
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__**Family Scenarios**__
__**//Our Spreadsheet//**__

**Day 1**
 * __**Name**__ || __**Role**__ || __**Age**__ || __**Occupation**__ ||
 * (Alex M.) Nicholas M. || Single Dad || 43 || Electrician ||
 * (Lucas Z.) Lucas M. || Son || 18 || Son ||
 * (Alex R.) Jerry M. || Son || 14 || Son(in school) ||

Hi my name is Lucas. I am 18 years old and I live with my father and brother. My father is Nicholas and he is 43 years old. My brothers name is Jerry and he is 14. My mother left us awhile back... So far so good. Since my mom left I have been doing my best to help support my father and brother. My father works and my brother is in high school. My family is awsome and we take care of each other!

**Day 2** Dad got a job today! He is an electrician. He gets paid $23 an hour and he works 60 hours a week. He gets Saturdays off. He works from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. He drops off Jerry at 7:30 for school and then he goes to work. I then go and walk to the school and pick up Jerry from school and we walk home. I watch Jerry until my dad comes home. I think thats a good schedule!

Today we bought a house! When we went to purchase the house, everyone was arguing. What my dad was looking for was mainly the size and how much of a yard it has. I was looking for something that was good and that wouldn't be to expensive to live in. My brother was just plain anoying.... All he did was complain about that he wanted a bigger and more expensive house. He kept begging dad to get a house that was 10 MILLION DOLLARS. Is he nuts or something? Anyways it's a good house and I like it! Can't wait till we move in! Here are some pictures and info below.
 * Day 3 . We bought a house!**


 * [[image:http://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l1aaa8d41-w0l.jpg caption="1423 Superior St"]]

5 Bed, 2 Bath 2,252 Sq. Ft. Estimated Payment: $523 Per Month*
 * $109,900**

1423 Superior St Racine, WI 53402 MLS ID# 1015481 ||||  ||   || || 5 bedroom, 2 bath home. Living room, family room, large kitchen with ceramic flooring. Hardwood floors in living room. Large bedrooms. 2 staircases, beautiful trim and solid wood doors. Natural fireplace, built-in bookcase. ||
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Today we looked at some cars thinking of what car to get! We also got together our insuence and taxes and all that about the house!
 * Day 4 . Window Shopping!**

Today we looked at some cars and decided to get an ok car. It costs $12,000. Hopefully not to much.... But its cool! It has a 6 cylinder engine, 2 wheel drive, and its a 4 speed automatic with overdrive. We are paying $252.52 per month. And our car will be paid off in three years.
 * Day 5 We bought a car!**


 * Here are some pictures and information!**

2005 Chrysler Sebring Touring Sedan

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Cost: $11,999 Mileage: 33,802 Engine: 6 cylinder gasoline Transmission: 4 speed automatic with overdrive Drive Type: 2 wheel drive - front Fuel Type: Gasoline Doors: 4 doors**

**Day 6** We bought a phone for my dad and its a sony ericsson w580i walkman for 20$ i know its a very cheap phone. And I got a free sony ericsson w350 ice blue. We also got a Family Plan for $60 for 550 shared minutes. Today we also got a Bundle from Time Warner Cable for $110 a month. It comes with digital T.V, Digital phone, and high-speed internet.


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Today we went grocery shopping to purchase our food. We were looking for the lowest prices their was on food. Such as sales or generic items. It worked out well and we came to a grocery bill of $533 a month. Its a bit expensive... Any ways at least we have that taken care of!
 * Day 7 We went grocery shopping!**

We were looking at the prices of all the items we needed for the bathroom, the dishes, and the laundry. We bought the cheapest we could find. All in all we came up to a bill that may very from $90-$110. Our bill so far is approximately $93. Not so bad I think hehe. We bought dish soup, tooth brushes (regular), shampoo, conditioner, hair spray, and many other stuff. So far we are doing good! But tomorrow we are going to plan out how much we should set aside for clothes, house repairs, special occasions, and a few other things.
 * Day 8 Looking at prices of items needed fr the bathroom, laundry, and dishes**

Today we are going to calculate all Miscellaneous stuff such as... Clothes, Entertainment, Education, and house repairs. So we put together everything and we decided to put $75 away for clothing, $60 for entertainment, $35 for education (My 14 year old brother is the only one going to school), and $35 for house repairs. We would put more but we are almost out of money.... In all we spend about $230 a month (or less) depending on if we need to purchase something or another thing. Anyways I had a great day. Tomorrow is the day we finish calculating...
 * Day 9 Putting together plans for Miscellaneous stuff**

Well we calculated everything today. The bad thing is... We do not have enough for health insurance... So we are uninsured. But at least I'm happy with my family and I love them very much! Our income is is about $227 is what is left. So that $227 we have to save up for things such as if my Brother or my Father get sick or something like that, we will have to use that money. Hopefully nothing serious happens. Any ways we are living a good life style and we like it a lot!
 * Day 10 Every things calculated**