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8.02Personal Finance
Financial Planning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Financial Planning | A process of tracking and anticipating income and expenditures |
| Financial Goal | A specific aim to be accomplished with the use of financial planning |
| Continual | Ongoing, without ending |
| Cyclical | Occurring in a cycle, with steps repeated in sequence over and over |
| Wealth | Having a large amount of money of property |
| Living within one's means | Being able to pay all expenses with available income |
| Financial Statement | A document or tool that shows personal financial information/data |
| Balance Sheet | A financial statement that shows the assets, liabilities, and net worth of an individual or family on a set date |
| Asset | Anything with monetary value that a person owns |
| Liability | Anything that is owed to someone else; a debt |
| Net Worth | The amount of money remaining when total liabilities are subtracted from total assets |
| Income and Expense Statement | A financial statement that shows all income and expenses of an individual or family during a specific time period, usually a month or a year |
| Cash Flow | The income and expenses of an individual or family during a time period |
| Income | Total earnings received |
| Expense | Any expenditure; anything that costs money |
| Net Gain | The amount of money one has after subtracting expenses from income |
| Net Loss | The amount of additional money needed when expenses are greater than income |
| Spending Plan | A financial statement used to plan income and expenses for a future time period; also known as a budget of financial plan |