Paying Bills
This paper or online notice tells you how much you owe for a service, such as electricity or phone service.
What is a bill?
This card uses money from your bank account to pay for purchases.
What is a debit card?
What is offering the next whole dollar above the price?
This bill is worth five dollars.
What is a five dollar bill?
This number on a price tag tells you how much an item costs.
What is the price?
This is the date by which a bill should be paid.
What is a due date?
At a payment terminal, you can do this with your card by following the screen's directions.
What is inserting or tapping your card, as the terminal directs?
This strategy can help you when you need to pay for an item and want to practice counting bills and coins.
What is a way to practice paying with cash and counting change?
One quarter and one dime are worth this total amount.
What is 35 cents?
You have $5.00 and an item costs $4.00. You have how much money left after buying it.
What is $1.00?
This may happen if you pay a bill after its due date: you might have to pay an extra fee.
What is a late fee?
This secret number helps you protect your debit card. You should not share it with other people.
What is a PIN?
An item costs $3.25. Using the dollar up method, you offer this amount.
What is $4.00?
Three one-dollar bills and two quarters are worth this total amount.
What is $3.50?
You are buying a snack and have money in your bank account. This card may let you pay directly from that account.
What is a debit card?
This is one way to pay a bill online without mailing cash.
What is an online payment?
Before making a purchase, you can do this to make sure you have enough money in your account.
What is checking your account balance?
An item costs $6.70. You offer $7.00. This is the amount of change you should receive.
What is 30 cents?
You pay $5.00 for an item that costs $3.60. This is the change that you should receive.
What is $1.40?
This paper or digital record shows what you bought and how much you paid.
What is a receipt?