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Managing Your Money
paychecks and budgets
Term | Definition |
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Paycheck | a check from your employer for money earned on a job |
Paycheck stub | a form attached to the check that lists pay total and deductions |
Gross pay | total money earned before deductions |
Deduction | money or fees taken out of your paycheck |
Net pay | amount of pay you actually receive AFTER deductions |
Cash a check | giving the check to your bank and getting the money |
Endorse | sign the back of the check |
Budget | a plan of how to use your money |
Social Security | government run retirement savings plan |
Retirement | years in your life when you are no longer working |
Fixed Expenses | occur every month and do not change much (ie: Rent, mortgage, car payment) |
Periodic Expenses | occur less frequently than once a month (ie: car insurance, tuition,property taxes) |
Variable Expenses | amount of payments change from one month to the next (ie: groceries, gas, utilities, vacations) |
want | a product or service that is not essential |
need | a product or service that is necessary and essential to live |