I.  How to maintain your car’s battery

    A.  If you've ever had your car not start due to a loose battery cable or just a bad connection, you need to know what to do.  
    B.  Maintaining a car battery once a month is easy and will not take much time.
          1. Spending just 15 minutes a month on your car, including battery maintenance, can prevent 70
              percent of highway breakdowns.
          2. Your battery is one of the more important parts of your car.
          3. Performing preventive automotive maintenance is easy, as I have done it for many years.
    C.  The purpose here is to instruct the audience on how to perform monthly battery maintenance.
    D.  Battery maintenance includes four steps.
          1. Learning the skills necessary.
          2. Learning the step-by-step process of performing the maintenance.
          3. Understanding the difference between car batteries.
          4. Acquiring the know-how to accomplish a satisfying task.

II.  Materials and procedures

     A.  Several materials and tools are necessary to perform battery maintenance.
         1. Wrenches
         2. Lint-free cloth or rag
         3. Petroleum jelly to fight corrosion
         4. Gloves and eye protection
     B.  Scope out the environment
         1. Where to perform the chore
         2. Opening the hood
         3. Basic car battery information
         4. Battery terminal position
     C.  Getting the job done
         1. Remove the negative cable first; then remove the positive cable
         2. Inspect cables, battery, and related parts for damage
         3. Clean the parts
         4. Reassemble the part in reverse order with the negative cable last
         5. Check your work and start the car

III.  That’s how easy it is to maintain your car battery.
      A.  You have the materials, scope, and knowledge to get the job done.
      B.  Performing battery maintenance is an easy task and a good way to keep your car trouble-free.
 

Sources:

Evans, G.  (Ed.).  (1997).  The family handyman:  Simple car care & repair.  Pleasantville, NY:
        Reader’s Digest.

Ramsey, D.  (1999).  The complete idiot’s guide to trouble-free car care (2nd Ed.).  New York:  Alpha.

Sclar, D.  (1999).  Auto repair for dummies.  Foster City, CA:  IDG Books.

I. There’s a million to be made
    A. Plan for the future
    B. Million dollar motives
        1. We need money for survival
        2. Most people would like to be wealthy
        3. You can have more than a million dollars when you retire
    C. The purpose here is to help the audience understand how to set financial goals, save and
         invest money, and retire without financial worry.
    D. Almost anyone can retire as a millionaire.
        1. The earlier one starts, the sooner one can become wealthy.
        2. Financial goal setting, saving, and investing are important.
        3. First, develop a good quality plan; then, learn to control outflow of income; next, invest
            as much as you can before the age of 30; diversify that investment; and, finally, fix your credit and be patient.

II. The five jewels to becoming a millionaire
     A. Set financial goals.
          1. Write the goals down.
          2. Make sure the goals are realistic.
          3. Goals need to be concise, specific, and quantified.
          4. Set time frames for each goal.
    B. Ways to save money
          1. Create and implement a budget.
          2. Pay self first
                a.  Payroll deductions
                b.  Write a check first thing when pay is received to a savings account
                c.  Piggy bank it
    C.   Time is on your side
          1. Time value of money
          2. Invest young
    D.  Spread out investment
          1. Mutual funds
          2. Stocks
          3. Bonds
    E. Credit management
         1. Get rid of credit cards
         2. Pay more than the required amount on balances
         3. Visit the Consumer Credit Counseling Service

III.  It is not difficult to become a millionaire by the age of 60.
     A. Direct focus towards setting good goals, managing money efficiently, taking advantage
          of the time value of money, diversifying investments, and alleviating credit debt.
     B. Although money cannot buy happiness, it can make life much easier.

Sources:

Givens, C.J.  (1995).  More wealth without risk.  New York:  Pocket Books.

Root, J.B. & Mortensen, D.L.  (1996).  The seven secrets of financial success:  How to
    apply time-tested principles to create, manage, and build personal wealth.  New York:
    Higher Education.

Kapoor, J.R., Dlabay, L.R., and Hughes, R.J.  (1999).  Personal finance (5th Ed.).  New York:
    McGraw-Hill.

Rye, D.E.  (1999).  1001 ways to save, grow, and invest your money.  Princeton, NJ:  Career Press.