Money
The official currency of the United States
What is the dollar?
A financial plan that outlines how you will spend and save money over a period of time.
What is a budget?
A three-letter professional designation for accountants who have completed college credit hours, passed a rigorous exam and fulfilled specific work experience.
What is CPA?
The name of the government agency responsible for collecting federal taxes and enforcing tax laws.
What is the IRS?
The name of the bulldog mascot
Who is Bully?
Benjamin Franklin is often credited with the saying one of these saved is one of these earned.
What is a penny?
Refers to an approximation of a financial amount when the exact value is not yet known but can be reasonably determined.
What is an estimate?
A position that allows a student to gain practical experience in their field of study and generally occurs during a semester or during the summer.
What is an intern?
This president's face is on the $1.00 bill.
Who is George Washington?
A popular tongue-in-cheek nickname for the city of Starkville; a takeoff of the name of a famous city in Nevada.
What is Starkvegas?
The amount of money currently in an account; people will check their bank account for this to see how much money they have available.
What is balance?
The book or record where financial transactions, or entries, are recorded.
What is Journal?
This college major is a close relative to an Accounting major and is often linked with Banking; includes activities such as investing, lending, borrowing, budgeting, saving and forecasting
What is Finance?
This department of the US government is responsible for managing the nation's money and collecting federal taxes.
What is the Department of the Treasury?
The US President whose presidential library is located on campus in Mitchell Memorial Library
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The term for paper money and coins that can be used immediately to pay for goods and services.
What is cash?
The term for when a lender provides a borrower something of value and allows for payment in the future.
What is credit?
An individual or business that engages a company to provide a specific service; sometimes used interchangeably with the word "customer".
What is client?
How the US government primarily funds its operations, generated by these three types: individual income, payroll and corporate income.
What are taxes?
The nickname of Dudy Noble field.
What is "The Dude"?
A fine or extra charge that obligates you to pay a sum of money; it can be assessed for a late payment.
What is a penalty?
A benefit generally measured in money that's gained from capital or labor; also a type of tax paid by most working people and are due on April 15th each year.
What is income?
A list of a company's employees and the amount of money they are to be paid.
What is payroll?
Name of the famous U.S. Army facility in Kentucky where large amounts of the nation's gold reserves are stored
What is Fort Knox?
MSU alumni who now is the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys football team.
Who is Dak Prescott?