Vocabulary
money into household
income
name 2 ways to start a credit history
what is opening up a checking account and a savings account?
a place that pays little interest for an account
what is a bank? what is a credit union?
buy
what is had been buying?
looking in garbage for personal information
what is dumpster diving?
money out of household
expenses
put an equal amount of money in bank for a card
what is a secured credit card?
keep your money in for 3 months, 6 months, or a year
whatt is a certificate of deposit? (CD)?
start
what is had been starting?
how to find out if your are a victim of ID theft
what is monitoring your accounts?
how you manage your finances
what is a budget?
you get three of these per year
what are free credit reports?
land, apartment building, office building
what is real estate?
go
what is had been going?
someone opens an account in your name
what is (bank) fraud?
buying without a plan
what is impulse buying?
how to create a good credit history
What is paying on time? or what is paying at leastt the minimum?
money you make now
what is current income?
swim
what is had been swimming?
a device to illegally get personal information
what is skimming, or what is a skimmer?
to live on money you earn
Bank, credit card company, finance compnay, department store, gas company
what are creditors?
investors join together to buy stocks and bonds for other people's benefit
what is a mutual fund?
admit
what is had been admitting?
someone poses as a financial institution to get your personal info either by phone or email
what is phishing?