Money
Checking
Smart Use of Checking
Ways to Pay
100

What US dollar considered? 

FIAT MONEY/ FIAT CURRENCY 

It is not backed by any physical commodity, such as gold or silver. It only has value because many people accept it. 

100

An account at a bank

CHECKING ACCOUNT

100

Automatic Teller Machine 

ATM CARDS

100

What Benjamin is on

CASH

200

The US Dollar is____which means it must accepted as payment.

LEGAL TENDER

200

Insures every bank account up to $250,000

FEDERAL DEPSOIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC)

Banks take deposits and make loans to encourage you to use banks.

200

Pay a credit later-borrowing 

CREDIT CARD

200

Written document that quarantes the amount of money will be paid to the person/company

MONEY ORDER

300

How easy it is to convert something into cash

LIQUIDITY

Something that would be hard to sell would be ILLIQUID 

300

Contract you write that instructs your bank to make a payment

PERSONAL CHECK (technically)

It is NOT a guaranteed form of payment because you can write a check without having enough money in your account to pay the check. 

300

Linked directly to your checking account, can be used instead of cash

DEBIT CARD

300

The person or company getting paid

PAYEE

400

Protection where your bank will pay a check you write, or honor your debit card transaction

OVERDRAFT

400

Debit cards require what?

PIN NUMBER

500

Set this up in your checking account to make payments 

AUTO PAYMENT

500

Simple process of comparing your personal records with your bank statement to ensure they match.

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