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Budget and Banking

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Account Balance   The amount of money in a financial repository, such as a checking account, at any given moment.  
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Budget   An estimation of the revenue and expenses over a specified future period of time  
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Checking Account   A transactional deposit account held at a financial institution that allows for withdrawals and deposits.  
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Cleared Check   check has been paid by the drawee bank and endorsed by the payee, the payee's bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank.  
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Credit Union   Member-owned financial co-operative. These institutions are created and operated by its members and profits are shared amongst the owners.  
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Debit Card   An electronic card issued by a bank which allows bank clients access to their account to withdraw cash or pay for goods and services.  
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Deposit   A transaction involving a transfer of funds to another party for safekeeping.  
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Direct Deposit   Electronic funds that are deposited directly into your bank account rather than through a paper check  
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Endorse   To write one's signature on the back of (a check, for example) as evidence of the legal transfer of its ownership, especially in return for the cash or credit indicated on its face.  
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Expense   The cost required for something; the money spent on something  
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ATM   an electronic banking machine  
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FDIC   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a body that underwrites most private bank deposits.  
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Fees   A payment made for professional advice or services.  
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Financial Literacy   The possession of knowledge and understanding of financial matters.  
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Financial Security   A security is a fungible, negotiable instrument representing financial value  
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Fixed Expense   cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced  
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Income   Economic wealth that is generated in exchange for an individual's performance of agreed upon activities or through investing capital  
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Interest   The charge for the privilege of borrowing money, typically expressed as an annual percentage rate.  
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Loan Overdraft   An extension of credit from a lending institution when an account reaches zero. An overdraft allows the individual to continue withdrawing money even if the account has no funds in it.  
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Memo   A written message, esp. in business  
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Needs   Cannot avoid or help doing something:  
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NSF   Colloquially, this is known as a "bounced check" or "bad check". Non-Sufficient funds  
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Online Banking   The performance of banking activities via the Internet. Online banking is also known as "Internet banking" or "Web banking."  
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Payee   The party in an exchange who receives payment  
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Payer   An entity that makes a payment to another  
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Reconcile   An accounting process used to compare two sets of records to ensure the figures are in agreement and are accurate.  
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Savings   According to Keynesian economics, the amount left over when the cost of a person's consumer expenditure is subtracted from the amount of disposable income that he or she earns in a given period of time  
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Variable Expenses   corporate expense that varies with production output. Variable costs are those costs that vary depending on a company's production volume  
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Wants   Have a desire to possess or do  
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Withdrawal   The action of withdrawing something  
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