Money
Vocab
Paying for College
Taxes
Wild Card
100

Paper Money and Coins

Cash 

100

Money paid to an employee for work done, usually given on an hourly basis. 

Wages 

100

Colleges may offer this (On-Campus) Job as part of a financial aid package.

Work Study

100

Required payments to the government

Taxes

100

Ancient Mesopotamians used these things to pay their taxes. 

Livestock and Labor

200

Money received in the form of wages, salary, interest or return on investment.

Income

200

Money allows a price to be assigned to everything in an economy.  

Unit of Account

200

Monetary Gifts

Grants

200

You are not required to pay this tax if you make less than $10,150 a year.

Federal Income Tax

200

NMI stands for?

Net Monthly Income

300

Money paid to an employee for work done. Usually given on a bimonthly or annual rate regardless of hours worked. 

Salary  

300

Money set aside for future use.  Often in a bank account.

Savings

300

Usually based on qualities such as academic, artistic or athletic ability.

Scholarships

300

7 States do not have this type of tax

State Income Tax

300

This tax is based on greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon Tax

400

Money set aside to use in a venture or opportunity that offers the possibility of increased value.  

Investment

400

Money earned or paid for the use of someone else's money

Interest

400

Funds that are borrowed and need to be paid back, usually with interest.  

Student Loans

400

This Deduction is taxed at 1.45 percent on all income

Medicare

400

Taxes that are applied across the board

Regressive Taxes

500

Money received as payment for a job completed 

Earnings

500

Money is anything that people are willing to assign value to and accept as payment 

Medium of exchange

500

A savings plan that offers tax-deferred growth potential and tax-free with drawls for qualified college expense.   

529 Savings Plan

500

These are provided to employees over and above salaries.  

Employee Benefits 

500

A system in which individuals pay more in taxes as they make more income.  

Progressive Taxes