Budgeting
Credit & Scams
Debt
Investing
100

This budget style assigns every dollar a job before you spend it.

What is a zero-based budget?

100

This website gives you your free credit report from each bureau every year.

100

This method has you pay off your smallest debt first, then roll that payment forward.

What is the debt-snowball method?

100

These retirement accounts let your money grow tax-free when you withdraw later.

What are Roth IRAs?

200

These are the things you can live without-- not your necessities.

What are wants?

200

When an offer says, "no credit ___," it's a red flag for a possible scam.

What is check?

200

This method attacks the debt with the highest interest rate first.

What is the debt-avalanche method?

200

Families use this special account to save money for college expenses.

What is a 529 plan?

300

In SMART goals, this word reminds you to pick a deadline.

What is Time-bound?

300

This document shows your borrowing history and on-time (or late) payments.

What is a credit report?

300

This plan you ask for when you need temporary relief from full payments.

What is a hardship plan?

300

Putting money into things like stocks or bonds hoping they increase in value is called this.

What is investing?

400

Setting this up at your bank moves money into savings without you having to think.

What is an automatic transfer?

400

If you find a mistake on your report, this is the action you take to get it fixed.

What is filing a dispute?

400

You pay this extra cost on loan in addition to what you borrowed.

What is interest?

400

This word describes the chance you might lose money on an investment.

What is risk?

500

On your worksheet, this term means the extra money left after expenses.

What is net balance?

500

This federal agency helps protect you from unfair financial practices.

What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)?

500

These fees you avoid by setting up on-time automatic payments.

What are late fees?

500

This special savings account is for people with disabilities to save safely.

What is an ABLE account?