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Personal Finance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Well-being | Feeling good about one's life |
| Physical well-being | Taking care of your body; physical fitness, Nutrition, and overall bodily health |
| Emotional well-being | How you feel; managing your emotions, stress levels, and self-esteem |
| Intellectual well-being | Gaining and using knowledge; learning, curiosity, and mental stimulation |
| Social well-being | Having a sense of belonging; having a network of friends and family |
| Financial well-being | Managing your money in ways that build a sense of understanding, competence, and control; managing finances, debt levels, and financial security |
| Goal | Something a person intends to acquire, achieve, do, reach, or accomplish sometime in the near or distant future |
| Long-term goal | A goal that will be attained in more than a year |
| Short-term goal | A goal that will be attained in less than a year |
| Value | A fundamental belief or practice about what is desirable, worthwhile, and important to an individual |
| Financial planning | Managing money continuously through life to reach your financial goal |
| Financial goals | Specific objectives that are accomplished through financial planning |
| Needs | Goods or services that are required for survival |
| Want | Desire for goods and services that can increase our quality of life but are not absolutely necessary for survival |
| Opportunity cost | The value of the next best alternative that must be forgone as a result of a decision |
| Trade-off | Giving up one thing for another |
| Interest | The price paid for using someone else's money |
| Interest rate | The percentage rate used to calculate interest |
| Checking account | An account that allows quick access to funds for transactions |
| Savings account | An account that is designed to hold money not intended to be used for daily expenses |
| Savings tools | Accounts offered by depository institutions whose main purpose is to help people manage their money |
| Online banking | Allows customers to complete certain transactions through a secured website using a username and password from any place in the world in Internet access |
| Mobile banking | Apps developed by many depository institutions which allow online banking access from devices such as cell phones, tablets, or other mobile devices |
| Depository institutions | Business that provide financial services |
| Credit union | Depository institutions that offer many banking services and are owned by their customers |
| Debit card | A plastic car that is electronically connected to the cardholders depository institution account |
| Contactless payment | Payment transactions that can be completed with no physical connection between the payment device and the physical point of sale (POS) terminal or store clerk |
| Commercial bank | For-profit depository businesses that offer financial services to both consumers and other businesses |
| Automated teller machine (ATM) | Machines that allows depository institution customers to complete certain transactions from the machine without the need for human assistance |
| Outlays | The spending or disbursement of money |
| Income tax | A tax on earned and unearned income |
| Digital Asset | Things of value you own online or in digital form |
| Dependent | A person who relies on someone else for financial support |
| Civic duty | An action required by law for a citizen to preform |
| Cash apps | Digital apps that allow you to send and receive money from individuals |
| Anticipated income | Money the government expects to receive from income taxes paid by citizens during a year |
| Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) | An individual's gross income minus specific deductions |
| Earned Income Credit | Refundable tax credit for low-to-moderate income working individuals and couples, particularly those with children |
| Gig worker | Someone who works and I spaid each time specific job is preformed, such as working as a server for a banquet, trimming trees for individual homeowners, braiding or styling hair for individuals at their home |
| Independent Contractor | An individual that provides goods or services but does not have income tax withheld from payment |
| Infrastructure | The fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, such as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools |
| Tax revenue | Government income due to taxation; income available to the government to spend on the citizens and programs |
| Reconciling | To bring into agreement; in this lesson specifically comparing the amount of income tax you actually paid with what you should have paid and determining if you paid too much or too little |
| Progressive taxation | The forms of taxation adopted by the U.S. that taxes citizens based on their incomes, taxing the wealthy at a higher rate-- the higher your income, the higher your tax liability |