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Savings Personal Finance

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Interest paid on an investment and on any interest previously earned.

a)

compound interest

b)

simple interest

c)

liability

d)

asset

2.

All the money decisions a person or family makes including earning, budgeting, saving, spending, and planning for the future.

a)

budget

b)

expenses

c)

personal finance

d)

scarcity

3.

A federally recognized, tax-exempt organizations such as a church, hospital, charity, or school that serves the public in some capacity.

a)

consumer

b)

scarcity

c)

profitable organization

d)

nonprofit organization

4.

The charge for borrowed money generally defined as a percentage; also, the earned interest on money you save or invest.

a)

principal

b)

time

c)

interest

d)

balance

5.

A monthly plan for how you are going to save and spend your income.

a)

expenses

b)

credit

c)

budget

d)

liability

6.

The amount of money you should have in your emergency fund.

a)

$100

b)

$300

c)

$500

d)

$700

7.

The process of putting money into an account

a)

ATM

b)

deposit

c)

withdrawal

d)

overdraft

8.

a strategy for using money to reach important goals and to advance your financial security

a)

savings plan

b)

SMART goal

c)

emergency funding

9.

The first step in a savings plan is to

a)

put money into savings account

b)

spend money on discretionary expenses

c)

pay the bills first, then put money into savings

10.

an amount of money you can easily access in case of a job layoff, illness, or unexpected expense

a)

savings account

b)

checking account

c)

emergency fund

11.

_________ is an account designed for accumulating money for future use

a)

interest bearing account

b)

savings account

c)

checking account

12.

________a savings account that requires a deposit of fixed amount of money for a fixed period of time or term; penalty for early withdrawal

a)

certificate of deposit (CD)

b)

depository savings accounts

c)

money market account

13.
Liz is investing her money with a rate of 4%. How many years will it take her money to double?
a)
10
b)
18
c)
15
d)
24
14.
With compound interest what increases year after year
a)
Nothing
b)
The Interest rate
c)
The principal amount getting the interest rate
d)
Both the interest rate and principal amount
15.
Experts recommend you save money in an "emergency fund." Which of these represents an expense where the emergency fund would be particularly useful?
a)
Monthly rent
b)
$150 speeding ticket
c)
Occasional fancy dinner or vacations
d)
Car insurance
16.
A savings account should be used for daily purchases
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The power of compound interest works BEST the longer an investment is allowed to grow
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Most Americans have an emergency fund and money saved for retirement
a)
True
b)
False
19.

You overhear your Aunt Tina tell your mom that she, her husband, and their kids are "living paycheck to paycheck." What does Aunt Tina mean by that?

a)

Aunt Tina gets a paycheck one month, and her husband gets a paycheck the next month; they alternate pay periods

b)

Aunt Tina and her family don't have any money saved, and their paychecks are just barely covering monthly expenses, so they use every dollar every month

c)

Aunt Tina and her family have high paying jobs and don’t worry much about money

d)

Aunt Tina uses her paychecks as income to deposit into her checking and savings accounts

20.

What is meant by the term “impulse shopping?”

a)

Comparison shopping for more expensive items while doing less work to compare cheaper products

b)

Buying an item without giving it much thought, maybe because it’s on sale or you see it and simply love it

c)

Using your emergency fund, rather than your checking account, to make a purchase

d)

Shopping online instead of in stores

21.

Fill in the blanks with the correct responses. If you follow the 50-20-30 rule of budgeting, you'll be putting 50% of your monthly income toward _______________, 20% of your monthly income toward _____________, and 30% of your monthly income toward ______________.

a)

Needs, wants, savings

b)

Savings, needs, wants

c)

Needs, savings, wants

d)

Wants, needs, savings

22.

You are developing a savings plan and using short-, medium-, and long-term goals to motivate you. Which represents possible goals from short-term to long-term? Save for…

a)

Retirement, a house down payment, college tuition

b)

A new cell phone, college tuition, a house down payment

c)

A new cell phone, dinner with friends this weekend, a new bike

d)

Retirement, college tuition, a vacation

23.

Which of the following is an effective strategy for personal saving?

a)

Wait until the end of the month and save whatever is left in your checking account

b)

Save a certain percentage of each paycheck and deposit it directly into a savings account

c)

Cover all of your wants and needs and save whatever is left over

d)

Take out a payday loan so you can save before you receive your paycheck