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Chapter 1: Personal Finace Planning in Action

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Attitudes   Opinions and psychological differences between people that affect their decisions.  
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Consumer Price Index (CPI)   A U.S. government index that tracks prices of a representative basket of goods and services.  
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Economic cycle   A pattern of ups and downs experienced by the U.S. economy.  
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Expansion   Periods characterized by increased business investment and employment opportunities.  
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Federal Reserve Bank   The central bank that controls the money supply in the United States.  
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Federal funds rate   The rate banks charge each other for short-term loans.  
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Inflation   The change in general price levels over time.  
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Interest rate   A cost of money, expressed as a percentage.  
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Marginal reasoning   A strategy that takes into account the change in outcome or additional benefit resulting from a decision.  
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Opportunity cost   What you have to give up in order to do something.  
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Personal finance   A specialized area of study that focuses on individual and household financial decisions, such as budgeting, saving, spending, insurance, and investments.  
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Personal financial planning   The process of developing and implementing an integrated, comprehensive plan designed to meet financial goals, to improve financial well-being, and to prepare for financial emergencies.  
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Recession   A low point in the business cycle.  
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Sensitivity analysis   Consideration of how an outcome changes with changes in other variables.  
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Values   Fundamental beliefs about what is important in life.  
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