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Dave Ramsey Savings
Question | Answer |
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Baby Step 1 is _______ in an emergency fund. If you make under $20,000 a year, put _________ in an emergency fund. | $1,000; $500 |
_____________ must become a priority. Always pay _____ first. | Saving; Yourself |
The United States has a ___________ savings rate. | negative (-0.6%) |
Saving money is about ____________ and ____________. | emotion; conentment |
Money is ________________. | amoral |
You should save money for three basic reasons: | 1) Emergencies 2) Purchases 3) Wealth Building |
______________ are going to happen. Count on it. | Emergencies |
Baby Step 1, a beginner emergency fund, is __________ in the bank (or $500 if your household income is below $20,000 per year). | $1000 |
A great place to keep your emergency fund is in a ________ account from a mutual fund company. | money market |
Your emergency fund is not an ___________, it is insurance. | investment |
Do not ________ this for purchases. | touch |
The emergency fund is your ____________ savings priority. Do it quickly! | first |
The second thing you save money for is _____________. | purchases |
Instead of ____________ to purchase, pay cash by using a _________ approach. | borrowing; sinking fund |
The third thing you save money for is ______________. | wealth building |
_______________ is a key ingredient when it comes to wealth building. | Discipline |
Building wealth is a _____________, not a sprint. | marathon |
Pre-________________ _______________(PACs) withdrawals are a good way to build in discipline. | authorized checking |
____________ ____________ is a mathematical explosion. You must start _______. | Compound interest; now |
Rate of Return, or _________________ rate, is important. | interest |
Equation for compound interest | FV=PV(1+r/m)^mt |
_____ of consumers live paycheck to paycheck. | 70% |
The United States has a _____ savings rate. | -.6% |
Only ______ of Americans save regularly. | 41% |
____ of American households live on less than _____ a year. | Half; $46,326 |
_____ of workers who make over $100,000 live paycheck to paycheck. | 19% |
____ of teens agree “it’s important to me to have a lot of money in my life.” | 81% |
Only ___ of teens say they know how to invest money to make it grow. | 22% |
____ of teens have some money saved, with an average of _____ | 84%; $1,044. |
____ teens agree that since they are young, saving money isn’t that important. | 1 in 4 (24%) |