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Chapter 10
Savings and Investing
Question | Answer |
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Savings | That part of our income that we do not spend. |
Simple interest | The interest is calcutated as a percentage of the total ammount in the accountat the end of each year. |
Investing | Using our money to earn a greater return than is possible from an ordinary saving account. |
Compound interest | The interest is calculated as a percentage of the total ammount in the account at the end of each yesr |
Building society | Financial institution that provides a wide range of banking services to their cumtomers. |
Compound annual rate(CAR) | The actual rate of interest you are receving on your saving or investment from a financial institution. |
Credit union | A co-operative organisation where people save regulary and lend to each other at low rate of interest. |
Deposit Interest Retention Tax(DIRT) | A taxt on the interest earned on your savings. |
Postal money order | An order from post office to another to pay a certain sum of money to the person named on the order. |
Becoming a credit union member | Anyone can become a member of the credit union provided they share a common bond |
The credit union savings account | Is where lodge money any time you wish for.These lodgement are recorded in the credit union books and in the members own record book. |
Deposit Interest Retention Tax[DIRT] | Is a tax on the interest earned on your savings |