Global History & Geography 10 Name ______

Global History & Geography 10 Name ______

Pre-Industrial Revolution Budget

On this sheet you need to develop a one month budget for your family, theoretically set in 1727. You will be given a separate sheet of paper with your job, pay and members of your family on it. Record them below.

Monthly Income: ______

Members of family: ______

Item / Total cost
Housing
Coal for heat
Food

Clothing

Schooling (including tutors &/or lessons)
Transportation
Servants
Giving to Charity
Savings (in case of medical expenses, retirement, etc.)
Entertainment (museum, theater, etc)

Expenses:

Housing

·  1 house--5 days of work/month

·  1 large house--10 days of work/month

Heat

·  Cold house—5 days of work/month to chop wood

·  Warm house—8 days of work/month to chop wood

Food

·  Bread—3 days of work per month to grow wheat

·  Vegetables—5 days of work per month to grow vegetables

·  Meat—5 days of work per month to raise and butcher livestock

·  Eggs—2 days of work per month to raise and care for chickens

·  Fish—2 days of work per month to go fishing

Clothing

·  Basic—2 days of work per month to spin thread to fix clothes

·  Comfortable—5 days of work per month to spin thread and weave cloth and sew clothes

·  Nice—10 days of work per month

Schooling

·  20 days of work per month per student

Transportation

·  Walking everywhere--$0/ month

·  Handsome cabs once in a while & mostly walking—3 days of work/month per family

·  Handsome cabs whenever convenient—4 days of work/month per family

·  Private carriage—5 days of work/month each carriage (available at all times as much as you want)

Servants—15 days of work per month each

Entertainment & Hobbies

·  Parties and social events available to the aristocrats for 10 days of work per month