Finances
This is the name for money you earn before taxes are taken out.
What is gross income?
This is physical money, such as bills and coins.
What is cash?
This word means something that loses value over time.
What is depreciation?
This board game famously teaches players about buying property and collecting rent.
What is Monopoly?
You find $20 in an old jacket. The financially smart move is to do this first.
What is save it (or budget it)?
This term describes a steady rise in prices over time.
What is inflation?
This type of card pulls money directly from your bank account.
What is a debit card?
This term describes money earned from investments or savings.
What is interest income?
This rapper coined the phrase “Cash Money” and turned it into a record label.
Who is Birdman?
A limited-time sale encourages this emotional spending behavior.
What is impulse buying?
This document outlines the terms of borrowing money, including interest and repayment.
What is a loan agreement?
This charge is added when you borrow money and don’t pay it back right away.
What is interest?
This is the act of putting money into stocks, bonds, or other assets.
What is investing?
This movie features characters trying to get rich by betting against the housing market.
What is The Big Short?
Buying a coffee every day instead of making it at home is an example of this spending habit.
What is lifestyle inflation?
This is money the government collects to pay for public services.
What are taxes?
This number helps lenders judge how risky it is to lend you money.
What is a credit score?
This financial concept refers to spreading money across different investments.
What is diversification?
This TV show features entrepreneurs pitching ideas to wealthy investors.
What is Shark Tank?
Choosing between concert tickets or paying a bill demonstrates this economic concept.
What is opportunity cost?
This term means having more income than expenses in a given month.
What is a surplus?
This term describes using multiple forms of payment like cash, cards, and apps.
What is digital payment diversification?
This is the name for the total value of everything you own minus what you owe.
What is net worth?
This famous line, “Show me the money,” comes from this movie.
What is Jerry Maguire?
This phrase describes spending money to keep up appearances with others.
What is “keeping up with the Joneses”?