Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Money Matters Study Guide for Chapter 8 Test

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
Roommate   A person with whom you share living space, living expenses, and other responsibilities  
🗑
Shared Responsibility   Two are more people who each agree to bear a portion of an obligation  
🗑
Living habits   Your daily routine, or the way you choose to live your life  
🗑
Security Deposit   A refundable amount paid to cover the damages to property caused by tenant  
🗑
Logistics   The act of making a plan and carrying it out to ensure that an event takes place  
🗑
Contract   A legally binding agreement that specifies that the rights and duties of each party to the agreement  
🗑
Consideration   Something of value exchanged for something else of value  
🗑
Lease   A written agreement that allows a tenant to use property for a set period of time at a set rent payment  
🗑
Rental Agreement   A written contract that allows you to leave any time as long as you give the required notice  
🗑
Eviction   The legal process of removing a tenant from rental property  
🗑
Property Manager   An off-site manager hired to take care of rental property  
🗑
Down Payment   A cash deposit toward the purchase price that is paid up front  
🗑
Trade-in   Something of value applies toward the down payment of a new purchase  
🗑
Pre Approved loan   A loan for which a maximum amount is established and approved in advance  
🗑
Refinancing   Paying off an existing loan with a new loan that usually has better terms  
🗑
Mortgage   A loan used to purchase real estate  
🗑
Rent-to-own agreement   A contract in which a portion of the renter’s monthly payment is applies toward the purchase price of the rented item  
🗑
Debt repayment plan   A strategy for paying off debt in a way that reduces the total interest paid  
🗑
Balloon payment   A large lump-sum payment that must be paid at a set time  
🗑
Prepayment penalty   A fee charged if you repay a loan before the agreed upon time  
🗑
Credit management   Establishing and following an individual plan for using credit wisely  
🗑
20/10 Rule   A plan to limit the use of credit to no more than 20 percent of your yearly take home pay, with payments of no more than 10 percent of monthly take home pay  
🗑
Unused credit   The remaining credit available to you on current accounts  
🗑
Predatory lending   Unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent loan practices  
🗑
Loan Shark   A person who offers illegal loans at very high interest rates and often uses intimidation to enforce repayment  
🗑
Easy access credit   Type of credit that can be obtained quickly and easily but that often comes with high or hidden costs  
🗑
Title loan   A short term loan with a high interest rate that uses the title on your vehicle as collateral  
🗑
Equity stripping   The unethical practice of extending a loan to a distressed homeowner who cannot afford the loan payment, resulting in the lender taking possession of the home  
🗑
Payday loan   A cash advance from your next paycheck  
🗑
Advanced-fee loan   A type of loan that includes a large fee upfront  
🗑
the 20/10 Rule   A plan to limit the use of credit to no more than 20% of your yearly take-home pay, with payments  of  no  more  than  10 % of monthly takehome  pay. Mortgages  or  other  monthly  payments for housing are not included in the 20/10 Rule limits  
🗑
How to calculate the total amount of closing costs   The sum of all closing costs  
🗑
An advantage of leasing rather than buying a car is   that a monthly lease payment is typically less than a monthly car loan payment.  
🗑
20 percent of yearly take-home pay   A rule of thumb for determining if you have an acceptable amount of installment loan debt states that it should not exceed  
🗑
30-day notice   When tenants decide to move out voluntarily, they generally must give a  
🗑
Rights of a landlord   to receive rent in a timely manner, to retain security deposits for damages caused by the tenant, and to hire a property manager  
🗑
The right of first refusal   When a rental agreement contains a purchase option at the end of the rental term, the renter is said to have  
🗑
advance-fee loan   A loan type that is often related to a loan scam  
🗑
upside down   When you owe more on a car than it is worth, the loan is said to be  
🗑
Downpayment   The amount of money that must be paid when the mortgage company will only a specified value of the home. The financed amount minus the loan amount is the required  
🗑
payday loan company   types of lenders generally extends legal high-interest loans to consumers who may be ineligible for conventional, lower-interest loans  
🗑
holes in the walls   a justifiable reason for not refunding a tenant’s security deposit  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: mrstephens