WorksheetsBudgeting Basics Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Money that is set aside (not spent) for unexpected expenses that MUST be paid and CANNOT wait.
Short Term Savings
Long Term Savings
Emergency Fund
A plan for spending and saving income during a set period of time.
401k Retirement Account
Net pay
Budget
Social Security
Debts you owe for goods (ex. food, games or clothes) and services (ex. hair cut).
Bills
Needs
Income Taxes
Wants
The various choices/options you have when making a decision about how to spend an amount of money.
Savings
Trade-Offs
Budgets
Benefits
The idea of "PAY YOURSELF FIRST" could be one way of looking at being sure to put money into saving before putting it in your wants or spending money portion of your budget.
TRUE
FALSE
Something you get for making a choice in a trade-off, generally considered a desirable outcome of your choice.
Opportunity Cost
Benefit
Limitation
Consequence
Any money that comes into your household during a budgeting cycle.
Income
Expenses
Savings
Debts
Money that is set aside for future short or long term goals or emergencies is called what?
Allowance
Needs
Savings
Wants
Those things you believe are MOST important to you as well as the world and you are willing to make sacrifices for.
Core Values
Assets
Obstacles
None of the answers is correct.
Elijah has $100 and decides to spend it on a concert ticket instead of saving it for a new video game. As a result of this choice, Elijah will not be able to buy the video game as soon. This is an example of an ____.
benefit
opportunity cost
savings
expense
Rent, electricity, gas, phone, groceries are examples of costs which are called what?
Income
Expenses
Taxes
Wants
Things you would like to have, but are NOT NECESSARY for your survival, well being or success.
Bills
Savings
Wants
Needs
If you get money each week from your parents, possibly for doing chores, this is called what?
An Allowance
Wants
Savings
Net Pay
Which of these may be a want for a 9 year old but a need for a 16 year old with a job?
Cell phone
$300 Sneakers
Netflix
A Dog
Which of the following represents the 50/20/30 Rule for budgeting?
20% Needs, 50% Wants, 30% Savings
50% Savings, 30% Needs, 20% Wants
30% Wants, 50% Savings, 20% Needs
50% Needs, 30% Wants, 20% Savings
