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Strand 4
Question | Answer |
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Budget | A plan to spend a certain amount of money in a given year |
Envelope system | Putting money into envelopes, so you only can spend that certain amount of money in that category |
Cost of living | The amount you need to live, with expenses |
Down payment | Cash the buyer pays upfront on a transaction |
Variable expense | Expenses that changes on the monthly |
Fixed expense | Expenses that don't change monthly |
Gross pay | Pay given before taxes |
Net pay | Pay given after taxes |
Pay yourself first | Put money into your savings account first |
Salary | A fixed amount of $ payed to employees |
Utilities | How much benefit investors obtain from portfolio performance |
Wage | The amount an employer pays an employee |
Reconciliation | Comparing transactional history for documentation |
Mortgage | A deal that if you don't pay the wage, the lender can take compensation |
401k | A retirement plan that you and your employer finance |
Amortization | A reduction of debt through repayments |
Charge card | Like a credit card, but deals are decided on credit related things, and the owners must pay full monthly balance |
Collateral | A valuable item a lender can take if someone fails to pay a loan |
Consolidation | Combining financial items whether, good or bad, into one |
Cosigner | someone obligated to pay back the loan, as you are obligated to pay |
Credit limit | The amount of $ on your credit card that you can't surpass |
Default | A company or individual failing to make payments on time |
Subsidized loan | Loans for undergraduate students |
Unsubsidized loan | Loans for under graduate, and graduate students |
Down payment | Cash the buyer pays upfront on a transaction |
Grace period | Period of time from the end of a billing cycle to the payment due date |
Home equity | The difference between how much your house is, and how much the mortgage is |
Interest rate | It is the percent that the buyer has to pay on top of the original costs |
APR | The money you pay each year to be able to borrow money |
Lease | A contract where one group agrees to rent an asset |
Payday loan | Short term loan with high interest |
Revolving credit | Open ended credit account, that can be used and paid down repeatedly |
Schumer box | Required summary of credit card rates and fees visible in credit card agreements |
Term | Provides borrowers with a lump sum of cash upfront in exchange for specific borrowing terms |
Bankruptcy | Something for people/companies who can't pay bills to get a fresh start |
Credit bureau | They collect, and store financial data on you |
Credit score | A method to show how financially reliable you are |
Debt snowball | paying off the smallest of all your loans quickly |
FTC | Federal Trade Commission protects us from unlawful transactions, and misleading business practices |
FICO score | A particular brand of credit score |
Foreclosure | A process that begins when a borrower fails to make their mortgage payments |
Identity theft | Someone having your personal information, and misusing it under your name |
Phishing | Scams to get consumers to click on an email from a "well known source" |
Spam | unsolicited commercial email |
2 factor authentication | An identity and access management security method that requires two forms of identification to access resources and data |