Money Psychology
Economics
Budgets
General Vocabulary
100

When you haven't come to terms with the reality that time will pass or that you will be old and need retirement/savings. It's the idea that you can always save later, or it will be easier to save later and you push off good money management now.

Time Warp Mindset

100

Occurs when there is a significant decline in economic activity

Recession

100

A budgeting method in which you put money away into for your future self before taking care of any other expenses.

Pay Yourself First

100

Something required or necessary (when looking at a budget)

A need

200

A _____ ________ is "a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things for the financial benefit of a company."

dark pattern

200

An increase in supply leads to a decrease in _______

Demand
(I'll also accept Prices)

200

While utilizing coupons, people tend to spend _____ money

More

200

Things that are unnecessary, but desired. They may increase someone's quality of life. 

A want

300

The cure for instant gratification

Patience

300

A fall in the purchasing power of money

Inflation

300

Expenses that recur monthly, on the same day for the same amount.

Fixed expenses

300

The 5 components of a SMART goal

Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-bound

400

When an individual places a higher value on an object that they already own than the value they would place on that same object if they did not own it, they are experiencing...

The endowment effect

400
An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.

Command economy

400

In a 50/20/30 budget, 20% of your monthly income should be allocated towards this.

Savings

400

Where the supply and demand curves meet

Price equilibrium

500

The benefit gained from consuming one additional unit of a good or service.

Marginal Utility

500

A factor that gives diamonds their high value (as discussed in the Diamond-Water Paradox).

Marginal Utility
OR
Scarcity

500

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.

Opportunity Cost

500

The process of considering and analyzing information and evaluating options in order to make a choice based on facts and evidence.

Rational Decision Making

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