Julia Nordhem

1. Morgan and Alex were very good at budgeting for their 30 day period. They figured out the expenses of transportation and food and set aside money to accommodate those needs. Once in a while they would walk to save money. Overall throughout the course of the 30 days they stayed on budget and had a plan on how they were going to spend their money. 

2. Budgeting played a big role in Alex and Morgan's survival. If they exceeded their budget they wouldn't be able to afford certain things and it could possibly put them in debt. Also, if the went over their budget on one thing they might not have been able to afford a necessity like food and they could have gone hungry. 

4. Honestly, I wouldn't have taken the apartment from the landlord who helped Alex and Morgan without paying the entire sum that was owed to him. This shows that he is not very experienced and probably doesn't know the business, nor does he care about Morgan and Alex.

7. The working poor are the people who work at jobs that are at or below minimum wage. They work many hours but because of tax reductions they don't get enough money to pay for necessities. 

8. I think Alex became so emotional about the services that were given to her and Morgan at The Free Store because she realized how people have to rely on stores like that for everything and she had never thought about it. It made her realize how grateful she was for all the things she has at home and in her life. Also, she was thankful that these services were an option for people and that they were available for her and Morgan.

9. If I had to decided between going to the doctor or keeping the finances and going to work, I would go to the doctor. This is because if my injury were to get worse, I could end up spending more time and money on tending to my injury. If I went to the doctors right away, I could get my injury cured as fast as possible and in the end I would be spending the least amount. 

11. Alex and Morgan got into many arguments over finances. The underlying feeling that I think is the cause of the conflict is how they each think the money should be spent or saved. Because of the circumstances of their jobs, each of them value their paycheck differently. They both think of different ways to spend it and this causes arguments.