Personal Finance Vocabulary

 

Booklet 1:  

  • needs
  • wants
  • values
  • delayed gratification
  • instant gratification
  • opportunity cost
  • emergency fund
  • cash flow
  • spending plan
  • budget
  • income
  • expenses
  • fixed expenses
  • variable expense
  • periodic expenses
  • PYF-Pay yourself first
  • spending log

Booklet 2:

  • Credit
  • Principal
  • Interest
  • Simple interest formula
  • Amortization calculation formula
  • Annual percentage rate (APR)
  • Fixed interest rate
  • Variable interest rates
  • Maturity date
  • Loan term
  • Overspending
  • Overwhelming Debt
  • Legal Action
  • Revolving credit
  • Installment credit
  • Cash loans
  • Service credit
  • Authorized user
  • Capital
  • Capacity
  • Character (credit reports)
  • Collateral
  • Conditions
  • Cosign
  • Credit score
  • Offer
  • Identity Theft
  • Identity Fraud

Booklet 3:

  • Catch-Up Classes
  • Merry-Go-Round Major
  • Campus-Hopping
  • Federal Student Loan
  • Loan deferment
  • Defaulting
  • Private Students Loans.
  • Education ladder-
  • Gross pay
  • Net pay
  • Overtime pay
  • Commission-
  • Tips
  • Bonuses
  • Performance reviews
  • Opportunities for promotion
  • Opportunity costs
  • Mentor

Booklet 4

  • Saving
  • Investing
  • Windfalls-
  • Safety
  • Ease of Access-
  • Interest
  • Easy Tracking
  • Annual percentage yield (APY)
  • Inflation-
  • Time Value Of Money (TVM)Asset
  • Liability
  • Rate of return
  • Income investments
  • Growth investments
  • Broker
  • Stock
  • Shareholder
  • Dividend
  • Stock exchanges Mutual funds
  • Real Estate
  • Collectibles
  • Risk tolerance
  • Diversification
  • 401(k) Plans