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Unit 3 Flashcards
Budgeting
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12th Grade
10/24/2006

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What is income?
Definition
The amount of money a person recieves. Allowance. Pay check. Birthday. Social Security.
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What are expenses?
Definition
The amount of money being spent or given away. Bills.
Term
What is social security?
Definition
A tax used to support old-age, survivors, and disability insurance.
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What are variable Expenses?
Definition
Expenses that differ in price everytime.
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What are fixed expenses?
Definition
Expenses that are the same amount everytime you pay them.
Term
Cash Management
Definition
"Cash Flow"
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What are deductions?
Definition
Amount subtracted from gross income. Taxes. Retirement. Medicare.
Term
Federal Taxes
Definition
taxes paid to the IRS
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State Taxes
Definition
tax collected by employer and paid to the state revenue service
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Net income
Definition
Amount of pay check after deductions "take home pay"
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Gross Income
Definition
Amount of pay check before deductions
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What is a budget?
Definition
A plan for spending and saving money.
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What is P.Y.F.?
Definition
Pay yourself first. a bill you pay to yourself before you pay other bills
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What are taxes?
Definition
Fees used to support government programs
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What is a W-4?
Definition
Federal Government form that effectively tells your employer how much to withhold from your pay check for taxes
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social security tax
Definition
collected from most employees to fund this federal program.
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Medicare tax
Definition
also collected from most employees to fund the hospital insurance provider under this system.
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transaction services
Definition
1.write a check
2.use ATM card
3.debit card linked to checking account
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Best deals on expensive purchase
Definition
- shop around
- talk to family and friends
- read the fine print
- review in magozines and newspapers ect
- product, consumr report.
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cost/benefits analysis-choosing between
Definition
alternatives to make the best choice. decide what your wants and needs are and think about whether or not the productor service you want to buy meets those want and needs
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stretch your dollars
Definition
-EBay
-coupons
-wholesale
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ways to handle cash
Definition
- checking account
-ATM
-visa or master card
Term
remember with accounts
Definition
-minimum balances
-monthly fees
-overdraft protection
-insificient funds
-ATM fees
Term
envelope system
Definition
-label
-put money in
-take out when needed
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