Banking Vocabulary
Budgeting Vocabulary
Needs and Wants
Add or Subtract
What's the balance?
100

A safe place to keep your money 

A bank

100

A flexible plan for spending and saving

Budget 

100

Need or Want: 

Smart Watch 


Want

100

You just got your internship paycheck and deposited it to your checking account. Do you add or subtract to find your new balance?

Add

100

Adrian has $40 in his checking account. He made a $20 withdrawal from the account. What's his account balance? 

$20


$40 - $20= $20 

200
To add money to your account 

deposit

200
Money you receive 
Income
200

Need or Want? 

Groceries

Need

200

You just paid your cell phone using your debit card. Do you subtract or add to find your new balance?

Subtract

200

Katie has $31.00 in her savings account. She deposited a check for $45.00 in the account. What's her new balance? 

$76 

$31 + $45= $76

300

To take money out of your account

withdrawal

300

Things you spend money on

Expenses

300

Need or Want? 

Mansion

Want

300

You bought a new ipad using your debit card. Do you add or subtract to find your new checking account balance?

Subtract

300

Jen has $30 in her checking account. She used her debit card to buy a pair of jeans that costs $25. How much money does Jen have in her checking account now? 

$5 

$30 -$25= $5 

400

The move money from one account to another

Transfer

400

Things you need to live 

Needs

400

Need or Want?

Need

400

You just wrote a check to donate money to your favorite charity. Do you add or subtract to find your new checking account balance?

Subtract

400

George has $63 in his checking account. He transferred $30 from his savings account into his checking account. How much money does George have in his checking account now? 

$93

$63.00 + $30.00= $93.00

500

The amount of money available in your account

Balance

500

Things you would like to have

Wants

500

Need or Want?


Want

500

You transferred $50 from your savings account to your checking account. Do you add or subtract to find your new checking account balance?

Add

500

Jeremy has $89 in her checking account. She used her debit card to buy a shirt that costs $23. How much money does Jeremy have in her account now? 

$89 - $23 = $66


89 - 23 = 66

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