Bank Accounts
Saving Money
Banking Facts
FinLit
100

This type of bank account helps you save money and usually earns a little bit of interest over time.



What is a savings account?



100

You should do this to make sure you have enough money for future needs or emergencies.



What is saving?

100

What do banks do in order to make money and operate properly?

What is setting aside deposits as reserves?
100

What are we teaching you?

What is Financial Literacy?

200

This account lets you easily deposit and withdraw money for everyday purchases.



What is a checking account?



200

This is a special amount of money set aside for unexpected expenses like car repairs or medical bills.




What is an emergency fund?


200

What is the name of a charge made when you fail to comply with the banks policies?

What is a fee?

200

What is it called when you put your money into a business/company in the hopes that you will gain a return?

What is investing?
300

This is the extra money you can earn from the bank by leaving your money in your account



What is interest?



300

This is a plan to help you manage your money by deciding how much you can spend and save



What is budgeting?



300

What was the name of the act that set/issued the national currency that we have today?

What is the National Bank Act?

300
What is the the minimum age you must be in order to open a bank account by yourself?
What is 18 years old?
400

This is the name for the smallest amount of money that must stay in your bank account to avoid fees or other issues. 



What is a minimum balance?



400

These are the names of the two categories used to classify how to spend your money

What is Wants vs. Needs?

400
What was the name the bank used by newly freed slaves after the abolition of slavery?
What is the Freedman's bank?
400
What is the name of the card typically used to spend digital money?

What is a debit card?

500

This is the type of account that only allows a limited amount of withdrawals

What is a savings account?

500

This is the ideal amount of money you should aim to have saved.

What is 1x-2x amount of my salary?
500

What was the strategic and racist practice used to deny/restrict access to financial services to areas that housed minority families.

This in turn led Black and colored families being unable to build ___? 

What is redlining?


What is generational wealth?

500

What is the concept that describes the trade-off between potential losses and potential gains. 

What is Risk vs. Reward?


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