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Personal Finance Unit 1 Vocab

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Barter   Exchanging good for good  
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Durability   Money can last  
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Portability   Money can be carried  
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Divisibility   Money can be divided into smaller denominations  
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Uniformity   Money all looks similar  
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Limited Supply   There is a set amount of money in the world  
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Acceptability   The citizens of a country like and use the money  
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Lawful Money   Silver and Gold, money backed by silver/gold  
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Fiat Monetary System   Uses legal tender  
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Legal Tender   Money NOT BACKED by silver or gold  
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Treasury Department   Government agency responsible for printing cash and minting currency  
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Cashless   Ability to pay for things without cash  
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Career   A group of related jobs that you will have throughout your life (primary source of income)  
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Gross Income   What your company pays you to work  
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Net Income/Take home Pay   What you get to take home (after taxes and deductions)  
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Deductions   Money that is taken out of your paycheck for things like health insurance, pensions, union dues, etc...  
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FICA   Social Security Tax  
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FICM   Medicare Tax  
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Adjusted Gross Income   Your income minus any adjustments to your income  
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Taxable Income   Income your taxes are based on  
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Standard Deductions   Used to reduce a person's gross income for tax purposes, include set amounts for singles, married couples and heads of households  
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Itemized Deductions   Used to reduce a person's gross income for taz purposes - but people have to SAVE ALL THEIR RECIEPTS!  
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Tax Credits   Reduce the taxes you owe $ for $  
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