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1.02Personal Finance
Goals and Decisions
Term | Definition |
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Goal | Something a person intends to acquire, achieve, reach, or accomplish |
Specific | Exact, clearly defined or explained |
Measurable | A figure that can be objectively assessed---e.g, a measurable cost or time. |
Attanible | Able to be reached---e.g, a budget amount that can be realized |
Realistic | In keeping with reality, likely to happen |
Time-Bound | Containing a date when a goal is reached |
Alternative | An option or choice |
Pro | A reason in favor of an option; a potential benefit |
Con | A reason in opposition to at option; a potential limitation or weakness |
Impulse | A whim or sudden desire to do something; acting without thinking |
Habit | A learned behavior that is repeated over and over, usually without thinking |
Cultural | Related to the transition, belief, roles, and communication styles of a group |
Societal | Related to all people, collectively |
Demographic | statistical data about a population |
Economic | Related to the state of the economy, the financial balance of a population |
Technology | Product, resource, and system used for specific purposes |
Media | Print, sound, and image channels through which information is conveyed |
Legal | Related to the law |
Moral | Related to a sense of right and wrong |
Need | Something one must have in order to survive |
Want | Something one desires to improve quality of living that is not required to live |
Value | A fundamental belief about what is desired and worthwhile |
Standard | A measure of quality or exellance |
Priority | The relative importance a person places on a value, goal, or alternative |