Finances
Loans
Jobs
Benefits
Budget Project
100

A piece of paper that allows you to "write" money to another person

What is a check?

100

A loan for buying a car

What is an auto loan?

100

The document that you fill out in order to attempt to get a job

What is an application?

100

Not technically a benefit, but it is still nice to receive this in exchange for working.

What is a paycheck or salary?

100

The number of jobs that we looked at

What is 10?

200

A place to park your money for an emergency or a short-term savings goal like a vacation or car purchase

What is a savings account?

200
A loan for buying a house or other property

What is a mortgage?

200

The professional document that describes yourself to potential employers and has your employment history

What is a resume?

200

Examples include: medical, dental, life, and disability

What are insurance benefits?

200

The bills you pay for water, gas, and electricity at your apartment / home.

What are utilities?

300

A type of money that is provided by banks that allows customers to borrow funds within a pre-approved limit

What is a credit card?

300

The "extra" money that you need to pay when repaying your loan?

What is interest?

300

A person who potential employers call to try and get more information about you.

What is a reference?

300

Examples include: a 401k or a pension

What are retirement benefits?

300

Our total budget that we used for the project

What is $2270 per month? (or $17 per hour)

400

A sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.

What are taxes?

400

A loan that can be used for anything you want (there are a few exceptions)

What is a personal loan?

400

A record of your educational history

What is a transcript?

400

A short-term example are sick days, a long term example is maternity leave.

What are time off benefits?

400

The price of a brand new Hellcat

What is $72,000.00 or $1250 per month?

500

Examples include counterfeiting, check fraud, identity theft, loan scams, credit card fraud and phishing

What is bank fraud?

500

A prediction of your credit behavior, such as how likely you are to pay a loan back on time

What is a credit score?

500

A document that states you have a specific skill (that might be relevant to a job)

What is a certification?

500

Examples include: sales commissions, bonus programs, and gifts

What are additional compensation benefits?

500

The cost of health insurance per month

What is $300?