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Financial Literacy
Term | Definition |
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Balanced budget | when your income matches your expenses; income = expenses |
Budget | a monthly or yearly spending and savings plan for an individual, family, business, or organization. |
Check | a written document telling the financial institution to pay a specific amount of money from your account to a specific person or organization. |
Credit card | a card that can be used to borrow money from financial institutions, stores, or other businesses in order to buy products and services on credit. |
Debit Card | : a bankcard issued by a financial institution that is electronically linked to an individual’s checking account for the purpose of making banking transactions, making payments for services, and or making purchases. |
Electronic payment: | a way of paying for goods or services using security features on the Internet. |
Expense | payment for goods and services |
Gross income | The total amount of personal income prior to taxes and deductions |
Income Tax | a percentage of money paid on the earned wages of an individual or business for the federal and/or state governments as required by law |
Income | money earned for working and money received for the sale of goods or property |
Net Income | Income after taxes |
Payroll Tax | money paid by an employer to the federal government based on employee income as required by law |
Property Tax | the amount of money collected form the property owner based on the value of a property for the local government as required by law. |
Sales Tax | A percentage of money collected by a store (retailer), in addition to a good or service that was purchased for the local government as required by law. |