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EVERFI VOCABULARY
EVERFI VOCAB EXAM REVIEW
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bank | a place where people put their money for safekeeping, and for ease of use |
| budget | a spending plan people make in order to make sure there is enough income to cover all expenses |
| career | something you obtain by going to school and working jobs related to the work you want to do |
| charity | giving resources or volunteering time to help those in need |
| credit | a loan that a person uses to pay for things, but is expected to pay back |
| decision-making | considering different information to make a choice |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts his or her own business |
| goods | things that are made to be sold |
| health insurance | helps people pay for medicine and doctors when they are sick or hurt |
| inflation | the price of goods and services rises over time |
| job | work you do for money |
| long-term goal | a goal that can be achieved in a longer amount of time; it can take months, years, or even an entire lifetime |
| need | something you truly can-not live without |
| opportunity cost | the cost we pay when we give up something to get something else |
| peer pressure | doing stuff just because your friends are doing it, or because your friends told you to, because you want your friends to like you and think you are cool |
| privacy | keeping important information to yourself or between yourself and close family members |
| risk | an activity or action that might be dangerous |
| savings | money set aside for short- or long-term goal |
| short-term goal | a goal that can be achieved in a short amount of time; it may take a few days, weeks, or months |
| spend | to use money to buy stuff |
| taxes | fees placed on income, purchases, or property to support government programs |
| want | something you would like to have but will be okay without |
| income | money earned from working and other means |