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Term | Definition |
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Assets | what a person owns of value, such as jewerly,savings, art, a home, and a car |
bank | a place where people put their money for safekeeping, and for ease of use |
brokerage firm | helps people invest their money |
budget | a spending plan people make in order to make sure there is enough income to cover all expenses |
career | something you build by going to school and working jobs related to the career you want |
certificate of deposit | a saving certificate that gains interest and has a set time before you can withdraw your money |
charity | giving resources or volunteering for those in need |
comparison shopping | finding out whether or not what you are about to buy can be found for a better price or in better shape at a different store |
controlling risks | stuff you do to make risks less dangerous or not dangerous at all |
credit | a loan that a person uses to pay for things, but is expected to pay back |
credit union | just like a bank, but members own it |
decision making | considering different information to make a choice |
entrepeneur | a person who owns his or her buisness |
financial advisor | a person who is an expert at handling money and can give you information and advice about saving and investing |
financial literacy | the knowledge and skills to manage money |
health insurance | helps people pay for medicine and doctors when they are sick or hurt |
impulse buying | buying stuff without thinking about whether or not you need it |
income | money earned form working and other means |
income tax | annual tax placed on the employees make at jobs and collected by the federal government, most states, and some local governments |
inflation | the prices of goods and services rise over time |
interest | the extra fee charged for borrowing money, or at the cost of borrowing money |
investing | when you purchase a security like a stock or bond, in the hopes that over time you make money |
job | work you do for money |
long-term goal | a goal that can be acheived over a long period of time; months, years, life time |
need | something that you can't live without |
opportunity cost | the cost we pay when we give up something for something else |
expense | the cost of the thing that people spend money on |
payment method | what you use to pay for something, like cash or check |
peer pressure | doing stuff just because your friends are doing it, or because you friends told you to, because you want your friends to like you and think you are cool |
privacy | keeping important information to yourself or between yourself and close family members |
reliability | being trustworthy; being responsible |
risks | an activity or action that might be dangerous |
salary | payment for work, represented as a yearly sum and paid in portions every week, two weeks, or month including sick time and vacation time |
sales tax | a fee added to a sticker price of an item that is paid to the state or city |
savings | money set aside for short or long term goals |
savings account | an account that gains interest and allows withdrawals |
short term goal | a goal that can be achieved ina short amount of time; it can be a few days, weeks, or months |
spend | to use money to buy stuff |
taxes | fees placedo on income, ourchases, or property to support government programs |
wage | fees placed on income, usually calculated on payment for work, an hourly, daily, or piecework basis and paid on schedule- usually every week, two weeks, or month |
want | something you would like to have but will be okay without |