Why so many taxes?
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Credit cards, scores, reports
By the numbers
Miscellaneous
100

What is sales tax in Pennsylvania?

6%

100

The amount of money you pay upfront to buy a house.

Down payment

100

A number for a credit score in the excellent range

Any number between 800 and 850

100

Doughnuts in a dozen 

12

100

The category in your budget that should be the highest percent of your budget

Housing

200
A person who is married and has two exemptions would get to subtract how much to find their taxable wage.

$8000

200

The person who receives your death benefits when you die

Beneficiary

200

The most important thing you can do to improve your credit score

Pay your bills on time

200

Weeks in a year

52

200

Name two jobs that likely get paid by commission

Any type of sales person

300
The type of tax that would pay for the Department of Defense.

Federal Income Tax or FIT

300

An expense in a budget that changes from month to month 

A variable expense

300

The number of years "bad things" stay on your credit report

7 years

300

Paychecks in a year if you get paid biweekly

26

300

The percent that comes out of gross pay for Social Security and Medicare TOGETHER

7.65%

400

The total cost on a pack of diapers ($7.89) in PA.

$7.89

400

The fee you pay if you run out of money in your bank account

Overdraft fee

400

The lowest credit score

300

400

Days in a Leap Year

366

400

Jobs that get paid overtime usually required ___ hours before the overtime rate kicks in.

40 hours

500

Name a state with NO sales tax.

Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon

500

Two words to describe a person who relies on your for financial support

Exemption, dependent, allowance.

500
Two things your credit score will affect

Getting approved for a loan, the interest rate you will pay, being approved for a lease, insurance costs, etc

500

Seconds in an hour

3600

500

Name four states that border PA

NJ, NY, OH, WV, MD, DE

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