Ch. 7 Flashcards

0
Q

You must do a written ____ _____ every month

A

Cash flow

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1
Q

Money is ____

A

Active

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2
Q

What do u do with your checkbook?

A

You have to keep it balanced

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3
Q

Whats overdrafts?

A

Sign of crisis living and sloppy, lazy money habits

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4
Q

Use what kind of checks if necessary?

A

Duplicate

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5
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If not managed and made to behave the ___ card and the ____ card are certain to become budget busters

A

Debit, ATM

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6
Q

What are four reasons people hate the word budget?

A
  1. Has a straight jacket connotation
  2. It’s been used to abuse them
  3. They’ve never had a budget that worked
  4. Paralysis from fear of they will find
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7
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What are the four reasons cash flow plans don’t work..

A
  1. Leave things out
  2. Over complicate your plan
  3. Don’t actually do it
  4. Don’t actually live on it
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8
Q

What kind of money goes farther?

A

Managed

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9
Q

What can a written plan all do? (5)

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  1. Remove management by crisis from your finances
  2. Can remove money fights from marriages
  3. Remove shame, guilt and fear that may be dealing with buying food or clothing
  4. Removes many of the overdrafts from your life, and stress
  5. Will show if your overspending on a certain area
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12
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Budget

A

Another name for cash flow plan, Every dollar you make is assigned to a specific category

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13
Q

Irregular income form

A

Form used by persons earning an inconsistent monthly income

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14
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Monthly cash flow form

A

Form used to do a budget

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15
Q

Duplicate checks

A

Helps people who forget to record checks in their register after writing them

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16
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Reconcile

A

To find out if the balance in your checking registry matches the balance reported on the bank statement

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17
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Currency

A

A system of money in general use in a particular country

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18
Q

Whats active

A

Money

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19
Q

If not managed these can be considered budget busters

A

ATM, debit

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20
Q

Carbon checks

A

Have a second copy behind them, made of special paper, which then makes a copy of each check as you write the,

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21
Q

Discipline, whats the key to wealth building?

A

Used for behavior, be consistent over time (discipline)

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22
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Envelope system, what are the catergories

A

Used to store cash for monthly expenses, help people manage their monthly finances , categories food, entertainment, gas

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23
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Whats hoarding

A

Keeping unneeded items and keeping them

24
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Impulse purchase

A

To buy something without thinking about it

25
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Persistent

A

Refusing to give up

26
Q

Pro active

A

Controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

27
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Procrastinate

A

Waiting until the last minute

28
Q

Zero based budget

A

assigns an expense to every dollar of one’s income

29
Q

You need to do a zero based budget….t or f

A

T

30
Q

You need to reconcile your bank statement within 72 hours of receiving it…t or f

A

T

31
Q

A budget will be the same each month… T or f

A

F

32
Q

People who don’t earn a consistent salary monthly, don’t have to do a budget …t or f

A

F

33
Q

You will pay interest on debit card purchases…..t or f

A

F

34
Q

Whats the easiest and most powerful plan? And what do you use?

A

Zero based, using the envelope system

35
Q
Your monthly budget should include..
A. Fired expenses 
B. variable expenses 
C. Money to blow
D. All the above
A

D

36
Q
Doing a budget does not:
A. Lead to an increase in arguments
B. make your money go farther
C. Show if your overspending in an area
D. Remove guilt, shame and fear sometimes associated with purchases
A

A

37
Q
A written budget should be done every 
A. Month
B. week
C. 3 months
D. 6 months
A

A

38
Q
What would account for a difference in balances in your checkbook registry and bank statement after reconciling the two?
A. Error 
B. checks that didnt clear
C. Deposits that did not post
D. All the above
A

D

39
Q
Bounced checks are a sign of \_\_\_ living
A. Normal
B. crisis
C. Comfortable
D. Both A and B
A

B

40
Q

How do you complete a zero based budget

A

Income- exspense=0

41
Q

What are some reasons why the balance in your checkbook registry might not match the balance on your bank statement..

A

Fees, checks not cashed

42
Q

Why do you need a written budget even though you know you can afford your expenses ?

A

So you know where your money goes

43
Q

How can a budget help when you are working on baby step 2?

A

Your know where your money’s going

44
Q

How does a budget differ when you have an irregular income vs. a predictable income?

A

The budget varies

45
Q

How do you balance your account

A

Check off what matches in your checkbook, fix inaccuracies, add deposits them subtract withdraws

46
Q

What kinds of things go into a financial plan? Also what else

A

Breaks your expenses into things like, emergencies, insurance
You pick a date to get things done and stick to it

47
Q

Whats a consumer equity sheet

A

Possessions value minus your debt

48
Q

How does income sources work?

A

You list all your incomes then your total is how much you make

49
Q

What are budget busters ?

A

Payments made on a non-monthly basis

50
Q

Do you need to include small expenses on the monthly flow cash plan?

A

Yes it don’t matter how small

51
Q

Whats blow money

A

Is the money you spend on anything you want

52
Q

How should you manage your debt

A

By listing all debts on your plan

53
Q

Whats a recommended percentage?

A

Is how much you should spend on a certain thing, but it varies depending on your income

54
Q

Whats a allocated spending plan?

A

It puts all your money into categories for each pay period.

55
Q

Should you fund your emergency fund first or pay for other things?

A

Emergency fund