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Budgeting and Saving
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Interest | the fee someone pays to be able to borrow money |
| Principal | the sum of money you put into an account or the amount of money (minus interest) you owe on a debt |
| Compound Interest | getting interest on interest |
| Rule of 72 | a method for estimating how long it will take compound interest to double the savings |
| Budget | An itemized summary of probable expenditures and income for a given period. |
| Deficit | The amount by which expenditures exceed income. |
| Fixed Expense | An expenditure that does not vary |
| Income | Money received. |
| Surplus | The amount of money remaining after all expenses have been met. |
| Flexible Expense | An expenditure that varies. |