Mr. Brown: Senior Economics

Budget project

Suggested online sources for information on college costs and salary projections, living expenses in specific geographical areas, as well as taxes and insurance:

Careercruising for college costs & wage projections:  http://careercruising.com/

O*NET Online from the US Dept. of Labor, up-to-date info on salary, job outlook, and working conditions    http://online.onetcenter.org/ 

Wages by area and occupation:  http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm#NY

Cost of living calculator by geographical area: 

http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=35000&city1=27460&2=20620

Tax calculator:  http://www.paycheckcity.com/netpaycalc/netpaycalculator.asp

Groceries: create your list for shopping: 

http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomepageView?storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1&clear=true

CraigsList for apartment costs (also check online newspaper classified advertisements for apartments or housing in your city):   http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html