Banking Tools
Saving Strategies
Money Vocabulary
Types of Accounts
100

Paperwork that gets sent out from your bank or credit union showing all your transactions from the month before

Statement 

100

Savings Rule that puts a certain amount towards needs, wants, and savings

50/30/20 Rule

100

Taking money out of your account

Withdrawal

100

Account where you use your everyday money and typically gets a debit card

Checking Account

200

Automatic deposit from paycheck that goes into your account

Direct Deposit

200

A good habit is to set aside money from your paycheck or allowance before buying anything else.

Pay Yourself First
200

Putting money into your account

Deposit

200

An account that pays you interest for keeping money there instead of in your piggy bank

Savings

300

App that allows you easy access to your accounts where you can transfer, track and pay 

Online Banking

300

Looking at cash coming in and out and organzing what gets paid 

Budget

300

Amount of money left in your accounts

Balance

300

An account that has more than one person on it

Joint Account

400
Using your phone to take a picture of a check to go into your accounts

Mobile Deposit

400

Putting away a certain percentage each month to save for unexpected expenses or unplanned circumstances

Emergency Fund

400

The balance of a loan, putting a payment towards this does not pay on the interest but gets the loan paid off faster

Principle

400

An account where you lock money away at a higher interest rate and you cannot touch it for that certain time frame you chose - unless you want a penalty

CD, or certificate of deposit 

500

Setting up to receive a second code before inputting a password to log into your online accounts

Two Factor Authentication

500

You plan to put some money in your savings account every month without having to do it yourself. This is called

Automated Savings

500

Amount of money you have readily available to use at any given time 

Liquidity

500

Type of account where you put money aside for after you are done working, has tax benefits

Retirement Account