Dollar Up
Vocab
Paycheck
Budget
Shopping
100

You owe $5.23.  How much money should you give to the cashier?

$6.00 

100

Money you need to put away for emergencies (ex.hospital stay, refrigerator breaks)

Savings

100

These are the last items that you should buy during the month once you've created your budget.  They are things you want to have but don't need to live.

Wants

100

What is one type of bill that you will have on your budget?

water, gas, heat, food, insurance, transportation, housing

100

True or False:  I should buy items that are on sale even when I don't need them, because it is a great deal.

False

200

You owe $2.10.  How much money should you give the cashier?

$3.00

200

All the money that you earn.  Money coming in.

Income

200

These are the items in your monthly budget that you do first before wants/spending money.  They are the things that you need to live.

Needs

200

What is one type of bill that you will have on your budget?

water, gas, heat, food, insurance, transportation, housing

200

Name one tool that you should bring with you to the grocery store.

calculator, tax chart

300

You owe $12.87.  How much money should you give the cashier?

$13.00

300

A plan you make on how you will spend your money.

Budget

300

A check that you receive from your employer that shows the wages (money) that you have earned.

Paycheck
300

This is the first thing you should check when you receive a bill.

That it is addressed to you.

300

The name of items that are made by the store.  They look like the name brand product. (ex. Oreos are the name brand and Kroger Kaleidos are _______)

Generic 

400

You owe $9.64.  How much money should you give the cashier?

$10.00

400

A plastic card that is used to pay for items.  When you use this card you are borrowing money from a credit institution and you must pay them back.  

Credit Card

400

The money on your paycheck that you put in your bank account.  (like scooping up the money with a net).

Net Pay

400

The percentage that you use to calculate the amount of savings/investments that you must put in your budget each month.  This is done by taking the total monthly income x XX%

20%

400

True or False:  Generic items are always cheaper so I should not bother to compare them to other brands.

False

500

You owe $8.00.  How much money should you give the cashier?

$8.00

500

Money that you owe other people or businesses.  This is something you should avoid by only buying the items that you have enough money for. 

Debt

500

The money that is taken out of your total gross wages for taxes.


Deductions

500

Why do you need to create a budget?

To plan how your money will be spent and make sure that you have enough for your needs.

500

True or False:  I should do comparison shopping when buying my items.

True

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