Banzai Vocab
Financial Terms
Challenge Questions
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100

Money you earn from work you do

Income

100

Something that you spend money on, either one time or regularly.

expense

100

Money you receive for doing work or from investments.

income

100

What is another name for a personal loan?

an IOU

100

What were the two options you could try to get in the Banzai game?

bike or hoverboard

200
An amount charged for borrowing money, or, paid to you for lending it.

Interest

200

A portion of money paid to the government out of your paycheck to help pay for things like schools, hospitals, roads, and other services that benefit the country.

What is income tax?

200

An occupation undertaken taken for a significant time and with opportunity to progress.

a career

200

How does your money grow each month?

 (interest)

200

What is the name for someone who sells something?

Vendor

300

These are the things or bills you spend money on

Expense

300

A _____ is a percentage-based amount paid on non-essential items at the point of sale

Sales Tax

300

The money you earn at your job before taxes are deducted.

gross income

300

What is the best way to make change at the grocery store?

Using the fewest coins and dollars possible.

300

Debit or Credit: money is taken out of your bank account

debit

400

Money borrowed from someone else with the expectation of paying it back.

loan/iou

400

What two things should you track in a budget?

income and expenses

400

The money you earn from your job after the taxes are deducted

net income

400

What is the best way to make a budget?

Divide your money into categories according to what the money is for.

400

When is the Banzai Junior test?

Friday, 2/16

500

a percentage added to the sale of goods you buy

sales tax

500

What does PYF stand for?

Pay Yourself First

500

The score given by a credit agency regarding your ability to pay off a debt.

credit rating

or credit score

500

What is the difference between income and expense?

Income - money you make

expense - money you pay

500

Why would someone create a budget?

To keep track of money earned and spent.