Personal Finance
A plan for how much money you take in and how much you spend.
What is a budget?
This can increase the amount of money you owe on a loan rapidly. Know your rate!
What is interest?
If I don't have this, I will literally die!
What is a need?
You should have one of these to log in to social media accounts and online games.
What is a strong password?
This is online harassment with varying degrees of severity.
What is cyberbullying?
A safety net that can help you pay for medical bills when you get sick or hurt.
What is health insurance?
Money that needs to be paid back, usually with interest!
What is a loan?
If I don't have this, I will figuratively die!
What is a want?
A type of scam where people try to net unsuspecting users' personal information.
What is phishing?
It will be big if you have a large online presence, including shopping, gaming, and social media. It will be small if you don't have much personal information online.
What is a digital footprint?
You legally have to pay this! The money goes to the government to help society, I hope.
What are taxes?
If you owe someone money, you are in this.
What is debt?
This part of a budget may include groceries, electricity, and water.
What are fixed expenses?
This software can hurt your computer or phone. Bad!
What is malware?
People who are harassed online rarely do this, even though most people experience some form of harassment.
What is report / tell a trusted adult?
Investing money in this is a lot like gambling. Will it go up or will it go down?
What is the stock market?
When you use this, you are essentially taking a loan. It can be used to buy lots of things at most places. Watch your interest rate!
What is a credit card?
This part of a budget may include movie tickets, dinner at a fancy restaurant, or a new game.
The exclusive legal claim that people have over original content.
What is a copyright?
The act of judging the value of your real life next to someone's online life.
What is social comparison?
This describes prices for most things going up at the same time. It rarely every goes down!
What is inflation?
When you use this, you are drawing money out of an account that you already have money in. Don't get an overdraft fee!
What is a debit card?
The money I get after taxes are taken out. Thanks, Uncle Sam!
What is net income?
This is when someone else impersonates you online, typically to use your account information steal or spend money. It wasn't me!
What is identity theft?
This can spread negative feelings from person to person just by seeing things on social media.
What is emotional contagion?