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Life Skill
Money
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6th Grade
09/12/2011

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Cards

Term
savings account
Definition
used for saving money for big expenses. intrested is paid on this account
Term
Interest on credit card
Definition
The cost of borrowing money or the amount earned for saving  money
Term

key to saving money

 

 

Definition

to have less money going out than you have going in

 

Term
debt
Definition
owing money when you cant pay for everything you need
Term
balance
Definition
the amount of money currently in an account
Term
bank
Definition
a storage place for money
Term
checking account
Definition
like a "big wallet" used to pay everyday expennces both checks and debit cards are linked to this account
Term
essential expence
Definition
"need" an expence for an item that is nessecessary. it can be either fixed or varible
Term
credit card
Definition
a card with a set limit which lets you "borrow" money from the bank to purchase an item you have to pay the bank back with in 30 days
Term
bankrupt
Definition
when the goverment takes your possetions to pay the people you owe
Term
deposit
Definition
putting money in your account
Term
checks
Definition
slips of paper with your account info on them
Term
debit card
Definition
a card that when used takes money immediately out of your account you are paying for the item now
Term
financial institution
Definition
places where you deposit your money to keep it safe and earn intrest. 2 types are banks and credit unions
Term

withdraw

 

Definition
taking money out of your account
Term
buget
Definition
a plan for managing your money it compares how much money you spend
Term
insured
Definition

federal goverment guarantee that your money ( up to 250,000) is safe in a bank. should it get robbed destroyed or go out of busniess

(FDIC)

Term
nonessental expence
Definition
"want" an expence for an item that is not nessesseray
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Invest
Definition
when banks lend money to other people
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Overdraw
Definition
writing a check or spending more money than you have
Term
Income
Definition
All the money you earn over a certain period of time
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Expense
Definition
anything you spend money on. There are two typed of expense: essential and non essential
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Interest on saving account
Definition
A percentage of cash that the bank gives you for keeping your money there
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