Getting Paid
Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
Name the Insurance
Explain the Advice!
100
The ways an employer compensates you other than salary/wage (Ex: healthcare, PTO, life insurance)

What are "employee benefits?"

100

Define premium

What is "the monthly cost to maintain your insurance?"

100

What is a bond?

A bond is a loan to a company that pays interest.

100

This is insurance covering doctor's bills, vaccines and other medical expenses.

What is "health insurance?"

100

One of the reasons Mr. Joy should cook more meals rather than eating out.

What is "saving money on food?"

200

This is why college is worth the money.

What is "higher average lifetime earning?"

200

Define "deductible"

What is the "money you must pay after filing a claim before your insurance company will pay your expenses?"

200

What is a stock?

A stock is a partial ownership share of a company that pays a dividend if the company is profitable.

200

This is insurance providing benefits to your loved ones after you die.

What is "life insurance?"

200

Two reasons why Mr. Joy should take the bus instead of driving his car to work

What is "saving money on gas, less maintenance, and less emergency repairs?"

300

Mr. Joy faces scarcity everyday: he doesn't have enough time and money to accomplish everything he wants. Because of this, he needs to make _______, giving up one thing in favor of another. 

What is "tradeoffs"?

300

This is a loan backed by collateral, meaning that the collateral put up by the loan recipient can be taken by the bank if the loan is not paid on time. 

What is "a secured loan?"

300

What is a certificate of deposit?

A type of savings account with a high rate of interest while not allowing you to take out (withdraw) your money until the maturity date.

300

This is the type of insurance that pays for damages to others (others' bodies, others' cars, others' houses).

What is "liability insurance?"

300

These are two reasons Mr. Joy should have a roommate rather than living alone

What is "saving money on rent, WIFI, utilities, and having someone to keep him company?"

400

Name four costs associated with owning a car.

What is "gasoline, car insurance, auto loan payment, maintenance, and emergency repairs?"
400

What is fiscal policy?

The federal government (Congress') use of taxing and spending to create jobs and grow the economy.

400

What is a 401k with employer matching?

A retirement account set up by your employer where every dollar you contribute is matched by a dollar from your employer. It's free money!

400

This is the insurance that provides for lost income/wages when you are unable to work.

What is "disability insurance?"

400

This is one of the reasons Mr. Joy should make more than the minimum payment on his student loan.

What is "paying less interest, less overall, and paying off the loan faster?"
500
As a teacher, Mr. Joy gets paid a salary of $62,000. He also gets $5,000 in Health insurance, $2000 in life insurance, and $1500 in PTO. This is Mr. Joy's total compensation

What is "$70,500"?

500

What is monetary policy?

The Federal Reserve's setting of interest rates to stop inflation.

500

What is a supply curve?

A curve showing the number of producers willing to sell a certain product at every price point.

500

This insurance provides for a nurse to watch over you for months or years at a time.

What is "long-term care insurance?

500

This is why Mr. Joy should start saving money now rather than later.

What is "compounding interest or more time for his money to grow?"