Budgeting Basics
Credit and Debit
Banking & Savings
Vocab
Gov on Economy
100

This is the term for a plan used to track your income and your expenses strategically.

What is a budget?

100

This is the primary type of card that directly pulls money from your checking account when you make a purchase.

What is a debit card?

100

Where are you able to get money from lenders?

 What is a bank?

100

Money owed to a person or institution

What is debt?

100

The steady, general increase in the price of goods and services over time.

What is Inflation?

200

These two types of expenses represent the only two categories you really need to differentiate when starting a basic budget.

What are needs and wants?

200

How much credit is recommended to spend for a credit card?

What is under or 30%?

200

What are the names of the people that give you money at a bank?

What is lenders/loaners?
200

A three-digit number (usually 300–850) that represents your reliability in repaying borrowed money.

What is credit score?

200

What is the main source of revenue the U.S. federal government collects to pay for public services and programs??

What are taxes?

300

This is the term for the extra money you must pay back when you borrow money from a lender.

What is interest?

300

Can I build credit with a debit card? Yes or no?

No

300

These are costs that stay the exact same every month, such as rent and car payments.

What are fixed expenses?

300

Cash reserves kept strictly on hand for sudden, unexpected expenses like medical bills or job loss.

What is emergency fund?

300

Why does government control our economy?

To prevent market failures, protect people, and maintain overall financial stability.

400

Divides your after-tax income into three spending categories: Needs, Wants, and Savings/ or Debts.

What is the 50/30/20 rule?

400

Name the types of payment executions for a debit card.

Tap, Insert, Swipe, Enter PIN, and phone/online.

400

This essential budget rule recommends dividing your after-tax income into 50% needs, 30% wants, and 20% savings.

What is the 50/30/20 rule?

400

The cost you pay to borrow money (on loans) or the money you earn for keeping it in a bank (on savings).

What is interest?
400

What is a tax placed on imported goods by the government to protect domestic industries and generate revenue?

What are tariffs?

500

If you have $1500 of monthly net income and decide to save 10% of it, this is how much you save each month.

What is $150?

500

This type of card offers the advantage of $0 or maximum $50 liability by federal law if your card is lost or stolen.

What is a credit card?
500

What is the top U.S Bank?

A)Chase

B) Bank of America

C)Citibank

D)Wells Fargo

What is Chase?

500

This term describes the degree to which an asset or security can be quickly bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset's price.

What is Liquidity?

500

What are the two branches of government responsible for fiscal policy?

What is the executive and legislative branch?