Budgeting
Scams
Credit
Debt
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100

The explanation of a budget

What is an estimate of income and expenses for a set period of time?

100

The median loss from scams for individuals 19 years old or younger.

What is $200?

100

The best credit score someone can have.

What is 850?

100

The amount charged to a borrower for the use of the money.

What is loan interest?

100

The most famous investor of all time.

Who is Warren Buffett?

200

T/F

A reason lots of people avoid budgeting is because they think it means giving up everything they love and converting to a super-frugal lifestyle.

What is True?
200

The scam is where the target is approached by a businessperson with an investment opportunity.

Get-rich-quick schemes

200

The highest balance you want to have on your credit card before it would negatively impact your credit score. 

(Answer in percents)

What is 30%?

200

The amount of money borrowed on a loan.

What is principal?

200

The name for a household with no checking or savings account.

What is unbanked?
300

The budgeting rule of thumb is called the 50/30/20. What does the 50/30/20/ mean?

What are 50% on needs, 30% on wants, and 20% on savings?

300

The main way individuals 19 years old or younger become victims of scams or fraud.

What is online shopping?

300

The largest contributing factor to your credit score.

What is payment history?

300

The average credit card debt in Minnesota.

What is $5,489?

300

Approximately how long it will take for an investment to double at a given interest rate. 

What is the Rule of 72?

400

If you are spending more than you earn, then these three options can help.

What is 1)increase your income 2) cut out expenses 3) find cheaper options?

400

Consumers reported losing $____ to scams and fraud in the US.

What is $10 billion?

400

The three credit bureaus.

What is Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion?

400

It is something valuable that the lender can seize as a form of repayment if the borrower defaults on a loan.

What is collateral?

400

A period of generally rising prices in the stock market.

What is a bull market?

500

Knowing that decision involves trade-offs which applies to spending, too.

What is recognizing opportunity costs?

500

The three things all scams have in common.

What is appealing to emotions, time-sensitive, and requesting personal information?

500

The two scoring models.

What is FICO and Vantage?

500

The rate at which student debt in the US is increasing by every second.

What is $3,000?

500

The riskiest type of investment.

What is individual stocks?