(Objective 2: Compare rental units based on total costs.)
- Handout 1: What Do the Ads Tell You?
- Handout 2: Comparing Rental Costs
- Calculators for participants’ use
Instruct participants to use information gathered on Handout 1: What Do the Ads Tell You? (possibly completed in Activity 1, if that activity was selected) to fill out Handout 2: Comparing Rental Costs. Participants may work individually or in small groups to obtain cost information from three local ads and/or websites. (You may wish to provide extra copies of Handouts 1 and 2 for future use.)
When completed, discuss: What are some of the total monthly costs? Does lower rent always mean lower cost for the month? Is it always best to have utilities included in the rent? Have you considered travel costs to and from work and social support? Does this help you understand whether or not you can afford to rent a place to live? How could you use this chart?
