Money Matters
A plan that shows how much money you have coming in and where you plan to spend it.
What is a budget?
The person you share a dorm room or apartment with.
Who is a roommate?
The document that summarizes your education, skills, experience, and accomplishments.
What is a résumé?
The number of hours of sleep most adults should generally aim for each night.
What is 7–9 hours?
The device almost every college student panics about when its battery reaches 1%.
What is a phone?
The money left over after you subtract your expenses from your income.
What is disposable income?
What is rent?
A temporary position that gives students professional experience in their field.
What is an internship?
The basic drink that helps your body stay hydrated.
What is water?
A scam that tricks people into giving away passwords, banking information, or other personal information.
What is phishing?
Money set aside specifically for unexpected expenses like car repairs or emergencies.
What is an emergency fund?
The chore involving separating clothes, putting them in a washing machine, drying them, and folding them.
What is laundry?
The process of meeting and building relationships with people who can help you professionally.
What is networking?
The feeling college students often experience when assignments, exams, work, and responsibilities become overwhelming.
What is stress?
The person you contact when you have questions or concerns about a college course.
Who is your professor?
A three-digit number that can affect your ability to get approved for loans, apartments, and credit cards.
What is a credit score?
The person you contact when something major needs to be repaired in a rental property.
Who is the landlord or property manager?
The conversation with an employer where you are asked about your skills, experience, and qualifications.
What is a job interview?
Activities such as exercise, hobbies, socializing, and getting enough sleep that help support your overall well-being.
What is self-care?
The electronic system students use to submit assignments, check grades, and access course materials.
What is Blackboard?
The financial habit of spending more money than you earn.
What is living beyond your means?
The document that outlines the rules, responsibilities, rent, and length of a rental agreement.
What is a lease?
The professional person who can speak about your skills and experience when you're applying for a job.
Who is a reference?
The state of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion that can happen after prolonged stress.
What is burnout?
The skill of balancing classes, work, social life, responsibilities, and personal time without completely losing your mind.
What is time management?