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Term | Definition |
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Assets | whatapersonownsofvalue suchasjewelry,savings, art,ahome,and a car. |
Bank | a place were people put their money for safekeeping,and for ease of us. |
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 job related to the career you want. |
Certificate of deposit | a savings certificate that gains interest and before you can withdraw your money. |
Charity | giving resources or volunteering time to help 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, only its members own it. |
Decision making | considering different information to make a choice. |
Entrepreneur | a person who starts his or her own business |
Expense | the cost of the things that people spend money on |
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 from working and other means |
Income tax | annual tax placed on the money employees make at jobs and collected by the federal government, most states, and some local governments. |
Inflation | the price of goods and services rises over time. |
Interest | the extra fee charged for borrowing money, or the cost of borrowing money. |
Investing | when you purchase a security like a stock or bond, in the hopes that over time it will make money. |
Job | work you do for money. |
Long-‐term goal | a goal that can be achieved in a longer amount of time. It can be months, years, or even an entire lifetime. |
Need | something you truly can not live without. |
Opportunity cost | the cost we pay when we give up something to get something else. |
Payment method | what you use to pay for something, like cash or a check. |
Peer pressure | doing stuff just because your friends are doing it,or because your 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 |
Risk | 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 the 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 in a short amount of time. It can be a few days, weeks, or months |
Spend | to use money to buy stuff |
Taxes | fees placed on income, purchases, or property to support government programs. |
Wage | payment for work, usually calculated on 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 |