MONEY MOVES
This is the amount of your paycheck you actually receive after taxes and other deductions are taken out.
What is net pay?
This document gives an employer a quick look at your education, experience, and skills.
What is a résumé?
This is the monthly payment you usually make to live in an apartment or house you don't own.
What is rent?
You move into your first apartment and discover you own exactly one fork. This is the category of things you suddenly realize you need to buy.
What are household essentials?
This is the date when you officially finish high school.
What is graduation?
You make $15/hour and work 20 hours. Before taxes, you earn this much.
What is $300?
This is the conversation where an employer asks you questions to decide whether you're a good fit for a job.
What is an interview?
Electricity, water, gas, and internet can all be examples of these costs.
What are utilities?
This three-digit number can affect whether you qualify for certain loans or how much you pay to borrow money.
What is a credit score?
College, an apprenticeship, the military, and starting a job are all examples of this.
What are post-high-school pathways/options?
Your paycheck says you earned $800, but you only received $680. This is one major reason why.
What are taxes/deductions?
Your boss gives you instructions that don't make sense. Instead of guessing and hoping for the best, this is the smartest move.
What is ask for clarification?
You and a roommate split a $1,600 monthly rent evenly. Your share is this much.
What is $800?
You look at your bank account and realize you spent $47 on food delivery this week. This activity can help you figure out where your money went.
What is budgeting/tracking expenses?
You want to become a nurse but discover that the program you want has specific classes you need to complete first. Those classes are examples of this.
What are prerequisites/requirements?
You have $500 saved. Your car suddenly needs $400 in repairs. This is the type of savings that can help you handle it.
What is an emergency fund?
You applied for a job two weeks ago and haven't heard anything. This professional action can remind the employer that you're still interested.
What is following up?
Before signing this agreement with a landlord, you should know the rent, rules, length of the agreement, and what happens if you leave early.
What is a lease?
You buy something online and the seller says, “Send me money through a payment app instead of using the website.” This is one reason to be cautious because you may lose this protection.
What is buyer/payment protection?
You want to attend a college, but you haven't checked the actual application deadline yet. The best move is to do this before planning around that date.
What is verify the deadline with an official source?
Two jobs offer you different salaries, schedules, health insurance, paid time off, and retirement benefits. Looking at all of these together means comparing the jobs' ______.
What is total compensation?
A job pays $5 more per hour, but another has better hours, benefits, and a much shorter commute. Comparing all of these factors helps you decide which job is a better ______ for you.
What is fit?
You pay this money when you move into an apartment. If you follow the lease and don't cause certain types of damage, you may get it back when you move out.
What is a security deposit?
You finally get the apartment, job, or college acceptance you wanted—but realize there are still several steps before you can actually start. This is the lesson that today's entire game has been trying to teach you.
What is having a plan?
You want to go to college, but your first-choice school doesn't work out. Having another realistic option is an example of this.
What is an alternative pathway/Plan B?