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Chapter 20 & Stuff
Term | Definition |
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consumer | someone who buys a product or service |
disposable income | the money that remains after taxes on it have been paid |
discretionary income | the money remaining after paying for necessities |
consumerism | a movement to educate buyers about the purchases they make and to demand better and safer products from manufaturers |
comparison shopping | buying stradegy to get best buy for money |
warrenty | the promise made by manufacture or seller to fix broken product within a time limit |
budget | a careful record of all the money you earn and spend |
income | the money that a person earns |
expenses | the money one spends on everything including what one choose to saves |
credit | borrowing money to pay for something now while promising to pay it later |
APR | the annual cost of credit expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed |
collateral | property such as a house, car, or any other valuable item, that borrowers pledges as security for a loan |
bankruptcy | the inability to pay depts |
save | set aside income for a time so you have it for use later |
interest | the payment that people receive when they lend money |
principal | the amount you initially deposited |
return | profit earned by the investor |
stock | partial ownership in a company |
dividend | payment of a portion of a company's earnings |
bond | lending money to a company or government |
mutual funds | pools of money from many people |
impulse buying | purchasing an item pn the spot because of an emotional rather then planned decision |