My Paycheck Is What???
Not In The Budget.
Show Me The Money!
I owe, I owe, its off to work I go...
Everything Is Expensive!
100

Amount of money you bring home on your paycheck.

What is Net Income/Net Pay

100

This is the basic percentage rule that should be followed in setting up a budget.

What is 50/20/30?

100
This is made of approximately 3-6 months of expenses for unanticipated events.

What is an Emergency Fund. 

100

The APR on your credit card stands for this.

What is Annual Percentage Rate.

100

A good strategy in Money Management is to Always Pay Yourself ____.

What is first.
200

This paycheck withholding puts money into a retirement investment fund that you will manage.

What is a 401 (K) or IRA

200

Rent or mortgage is a ______ expense.  It does not change from month to month. 

What is Fixed.

200

I am received in January. There is one of me for every employer that you worked for in the previous year. I have information on how much you earned and how much you paid in taxes for the previous calendar year.

What is a W-2.

200

The maximum that may be borrowed on your credit card is this. 

What is the credit limit. 

200

What family are you not going to try to keep up with.

Who are the Joneses.

300

Money left over after essentials are paid for is called ______ income.

What is discretionary

300

Instead of being cheap, you should be this.  Try to get the most value from each purchase, not just the lowest price.

What is frugal.

300

To protect yourself from losing all your money on one stock, you should do this.  Spread your money among different investments. 

What is diversify your portfolio.

300

The smallest amount of a credit card bill that a credit card holder must pay during a billing cycle to remain in good standing with the lender.

What is the minimum payment. 

300

The amount of additional money owed when you borrow money from the bank. 

What is interest. 

400
Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax, Medicare and ______ are taken out of your paycheck each each pay period.
What is Social Security
400

30% of your budget should be saved for _________.

What is Housing/Rent.

400

This is a type of mutual fund that hopes to mirror, for example, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones. 

What is an Index Fund.

400

Extra money that can be spent or saved at the end of the month that is left over is called a _______.

What is Surplus.

400

Expenses can be categorized into 2 buckets, ____ and _____.

What is Fixed and Variable.

500
The form you fill out when you get HIRED at a job that tells the employer how much to take out of your paycheck in taxes is _______.
What is W4 form.
500

When more money is spent than the budget allows you have a _______.

What is Deficit.

500

He is an American investor, business tycoon, and chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.  

Who is Warren Buffet.

500

The two most important factors in calculating your credit score.

What are the payment history and amounts owed. 

500

This is the result of reinvesting interest, rather than paying it out, so that interest in the next period is then earned on the principal plus previously accumulated interest.

What is Compound Interest?