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Aa Aaron Stevens EC1 EC171 71 25 25 October tober 201 2011

Applied Lifecycle Economics

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Goofi fing Off Off (lei eisure) e) Pi Pigging Ou Out (consump mption)

Li Life- e-Cycle e Ec Economi

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Resources

Life-Cycle Theory of Saving and Consumption

Obligations Sustainable Standard of Living Household Composition Annual financial plan

The conceptual framework to answer life’s financial questions:

(simple arithmetic)

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Price yo your ur passio passions (c (cost in terms of std. of living)

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Annua Annual Sugge Suggestions

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• when the inputs change, the
• utputs will definitely change
• we can experiment by changing

inputs, and observing the change in

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Exa Exampl ple: e: Basi sic c Profi rofile

Co Consider a married couple, Tommy 45, and Gi Gina 43, from NJ NJ. To Tommy y ear earns 50, 50,000; 000; Gina a ear earns 25, 25,000. 000. They They hav have e 2 2 ki kids ds, ag ages 12 and 10. They They pay pay $1 $1200/m 200/month h in ren ent. They They hav have e $3000 $3000 in regul egular ar as asset ets. To Tommy y an and d Gina a pl plan an wer ere e pl plan anning g to ret etire e at at age age 62. 62. Wh What’s s their standard of living? Ask ES ESPlanner! To Tommy y an and d Gina’s s family discretionary spending is $21,722 (liv (livin ing s standard o

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$9,474 p per p person). ).

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Children live as cheaply as about 0.4 adults Wh When the kids leave the house, Tommy and Gina will spend $1 $15, 5,159 59 per er year year (still $9, $9,474 474 per er adu adult).

Exa Exampl ple: e: Worki

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ng Longer Longer

Co Consider a married couple, Tommy 45, and Gi Gina 43, from NJ NJ. To Tommy y ear earns 50, 50,000; 000; Gina a ear earns 25, 25,000. 000. They They hav have e 2 2 ki kids ds, ag ages 12 and 10. They They pay pay $1 $1200/m 200/month h in ren ent. To Tommy y an and d Gina a pl plan an wer ere e pl plan anning g to ret etire e at at age age 62. 62. Wh What’s s their standard of living? $9 $9,474 per person Wh What if Tommy and Gina work until 65 instead? Wh What’s s their standard of living? $1 $12,522 per person Ho How to interpret? Wo Working 3 years longer raises their living standard by 12 12522 -

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9474 94 9474 = = = = 32 32% 2352 2352 10 10170

Exa Exampl ple: e: Waiting ng to

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Take ke Soc Social Se Secur urity Be Bene nefits

To Tommy y an and d Gina a pl plan an wer ere e pl plan anning g to ret etire e at at age age 62, 62, an and th they ju just st don

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t want to work until 65... No Now suppose the hey stop working at age 62, 62, but wait to take soc social se securi rity ty bene nefi fits. ts. They They woul uld d still hav have e a a 20 20% higher standard of living, , for ev every ery singl gle e year year f from age 45 to age 100! 11, 11,337 -

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9474 94 9474 = = = = 20 20% 18 1863 9474 9474

Exa Exampl ple: e: Waiting ng to

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Take ke Soc Social Se Secur urity Be Bene nefits

Si Since the hey will wait to age 70 70 to receive So Social Se Security ben benefi efits, they hey will pay pay for r thei heir r co consum umpt ption by by spen pendi ding do down thei heir r as asset ets for r the he fi firs rst 8 8 years years of ret retirem remen ent:

Wh What About Investing in Mo More Human Ca Capital?

Should you go to (stay in) college? How can we do an apples-to-apples analysis?

Wh What You Learned Today

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ESPlanner ca calculates our sustainable st standa dard o rd of l f living

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A fi financial plan is valid “ce ceteris paribus”

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Take on fi financial decisions which raise su sust stainable st standa dard o rd of l f living

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Find the “pr price” o

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st standa dard o rd of l f living.

Announc Announceme ment nts and nd To

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Rea eadings:

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ebt-Free ee U, chapter ers 1-4. . We’ll ll discuss on Th Thur ursday. sday. Homew mework 5: Crea eate e a fi financial plan using ES ESPl Planner er (due e today)