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Basic Personal Finance Terms

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The amount of money you earn. This can come from a job or investments. It is limited.   Income  
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Money earned per hour in exchange for your physical or mental labor   Wage  
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Fixed amount of money earned per day, month, or year in exchange for your physical or mental labor   Salary  
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Giving money in order to receive a good or a service   Spending  
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Things you must have to survive   Needs  
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Things you would like to have to raise your standard of living   Wants  
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A spending plan   Budget  
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Long term plan on how you are going to use your money (kind of like a long term budget)   Personal Money Management Plan  
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Fancy word for putting money somewhere in your budget   Allocation  
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Money put away to be used later   Savings  
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Borrowing money and promising to pay it back later with interest added. Can be a loan or credit cards   Credit  
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Fee paid for the use of borrowed money   Interest  
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A yearly rate that determines how much interest you will pay for loans   Interest Rate  
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Allowing others to use your money in return for giving you interest   Investing  
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Someone who takes on personal risk to start a business   Entrepreneur  
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The least amount that you are required to pay on a debt   Minimum Payment  
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A fee paid when you pay a bill after the due date   Late Fee  
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