Discounts
Budgeting
Student Perks
UTD Resources
Financial Literacy
100

The website that lists most of the discounts that UTD students can get with their comet card.

What is the Comet Discount Program?
100

The common percentage breakdown used to budget after-tax income.

What is the 50-20-30 rule?

100

How much are UT Dallas Galleria Ice Skating Tickets?

What is $10

100

The name of the food pantry on campus?

What is Comet Cupboard

100

Saving $10 each week builds this type of fund for unexpected expenses.

What is an emergency fund?

200

The percent discount at Feng Cha (boba shop) 

What is 10%

200

The amount of money you have left after paying all your expenses.

What is disposable/discretionary income?

200

The sport team that UTD offers ticket discounts for.

What is the Dallas Mavericks?

200

The name of the organization that provides professional clothing to students

What is Comet Closet

200

Using your credit card responsibly helps build this important financial score.

What is a credit score?

300

The percent discount at Chopped Halal Grill at Northside

What is 10% off

300

This financial tool helps categorize the money you earn/have and shows where it goes towards

What is a budget?

300

The 3 movie theaters that UT Dallas offers discounted tickets for

What are AMC, Studio Movie Grill, Cinemark  

300

The number of students that Comet Cupboard was able to serve since starting in 2012.

What is 12,000+?

300

The percentage cost of borrowing money, often abbreviated as APR.

What is the annual percentage rate?

400

The percent discount at 7th day coffee

What is 15%

400

Type of spending habit that can sneakily add up like buying coffee every day.

What is discretionary spending?

400

The UT Dallas code for the State Fair of Texas

What is BigTexUTDallas

400

The location of the Comet Cupboard.

What is the Library Basement?

400

The type of retirement account may be offered by your employer can also include matching contributions.

What is a 401(k)?

500

The business under the food category that offers the highest discount for UTD students.

What is Old Town Creamery (25%)?

500

The “50/30/20 rule” suggests 20% of your income should go toward this.

What are savings and/or debt payment?

500

The tickets that are available for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on October 16th.

What is the Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue?

500

The two steps necessary to complete before going to the comet cupboard.

What is watch User Orientation Video + finish User Program Agreement?

500

The maximum value that the FDIC insures your money in banks for (per depositor).

What is $250,000?