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1
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Its an orderly program for spending saving and investing the money you earn -

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Financial plan

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Planning, budgeting, and keeping good records provide the road map that leads to …..

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Financial security

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Is a spending and saving plan based on your expected income and expenses

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Budget

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The budget must …..

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Balance

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It helps you plan your spending and saving so that you wont have to borrow money or use credit to meet your daily needs

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Budget

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Steps to prepare a budget -

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  1. Estimate income
  2. Decide how much to save
  3. Estimate expenses
  4. Balance your budget
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They are costs that do not change from month to month

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Fixed expenses

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Are costs that vary in amount and type, depending on the choices you make

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Variable expenses

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9
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What are the four personal records

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  1. Statement of net worth
  2. Tax records
  3. Income and expense
  4. Personal property records
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10
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Tax records -

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Keep for 7 years

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Income and expense -

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W2 forms etc.

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12
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Personal property records -

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Deed to your land, house, bills

& you keep these in case you have to file a claim

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13
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Is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more ppl

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Contract

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14
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3 common legal agreements-

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Credit accounts
Mortgage loans
Rental agreements

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15
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2 types of expressing contracts -

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Oral

Written

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16
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They are contracts that you dont have to say anything about it

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Implied contracts

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17
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6 elements of an enforcable contract -

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Agreement
Consideration
Contractual capacity
Legality 
Genuine assent
Legal form
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18
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Its the money exchanged -

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Consideration

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Contractual capacity -

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20
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Legality -

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Has to be legal

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21
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Genuine assent -

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Cant be forced into it

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22
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Legal form-

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Documents have to be in writing

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23
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A contract has legal agreement when a ……

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Valid offer is made and accepted

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24
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When one person makes an offer and another person changes it, the second person is making a …….

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Counteroffer

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To be legally enforcable, a contract must have a ……

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Lawful purpose

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26
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Every state has a statute of frauds to prevent harm due to ……

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Fraudulent conduct

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27
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This law requires that some contracts be in writing and signed to be legally binding ….

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Statute of frauds

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Is an unconditional written promise to pay a specificed sum of money upon demand of the holder

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Negotiable instrument

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29
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Common negotiable instruments -

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Checks

Promissory notes

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30
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Its also called a guarantee -

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Warranty

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31
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What are the four warranties

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Implied
Written
Limited
Service

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32
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Implied that the product will do what its supposed to do -

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Implied warranty

33
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Some things have to be in writing for certain products -

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Written warranties

34
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All warranties are mostly this one ….

Anything less than a full

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Limited warranties

35
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To get a warranty extended & only pay the workers

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Service contract

36
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3 paper filing system -

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Folders
Labels
File cabinet

37
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Advantages of computerized systems -

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Ease of updating info
Ease of record storage & retrieval
Speed of making new computations & comparisions

38
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An orderly program for spending, saving, and investing the money you receive is known as -

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Financial plan

39
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Money you have to spend as you wish - after all required taxes and deductions - is known as …

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Disposable income

40
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A …. is an organized plan whereby you match your expected income with expenses and savings

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Budget

41
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A computer program that organizes data for easy search and retrieval is an ….

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Database

42
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A …. is a statement about a product’s qualities or performances that the seller assures the buyer are true

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Warranty

43
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Expenses that remain constant and cannot be easily changed or removed from a budget are called ….

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Fixed expenses

44
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Expenses that may change according to needs and short - term goals are called …….

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Variable expenses

45
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Is a person who promises to pay the debt of another person

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Co-signer

46
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Items of value that a person owns are called

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Assets

47
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Amounts of money owed to others, also known as debts, are called ….

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Liabilities

48
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When you subtract your debts from the total amount of things you own, the difference is known as ..

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Net worth

49
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When income exceeds expenses, the difference is called

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Cash surplus

50
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A legally enforcable agreement between 2 or more parties to do or not to do something is a

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Contract

51
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Unwritten agreements, often called ………., are created by the actions or conduct of someone

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Implied contracts

52
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Anything of value exchanged as part of a contract is called

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Consideration

53
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…. are persons who are legally able to give sane and intelligent consent and are legally capable of entering into contracts

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Competent

54
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…. is a document that is a written order to release or issue money, the most common of which is a check

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Negotiable instrument

55
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When a document is ……, the signature is verified by a notary public

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Notarized

56
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The person who creates and signs a promissory note is called the …

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The maker

57
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The person to whom a negotiable instrument is made payable is called the …

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Payee

58
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The word …… means legally collectible

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Negotiable

59
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A ….. program organizes data in columns and rows and performs calculations using the data

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Spread sheet

60
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T or F

A major reason for financial planning is to prevent careless spending

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T

61
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T or F

To prepare your personal budget, you should first list sources of money you expect to receive, known as income

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T

62
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T or F

Recipeints and documents showing income and expenses should be kept in a safe place because they are proof or evidence to use in the event of an audit

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T

63
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T or F

Minors are not considered competent parties to enter into an agreement

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True

64
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T or F

A promissory note is an example of a negotiable instrument -

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True

65
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T or F

Original documents, such as insurance policies and wills, should be kept in a safe deposit box

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True

66
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T or F

An advantage or an electronic filing system is the ease of updating information

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True

67
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T or F

Fixed expenses remain the same from month to month

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True

68
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Most financial experts agree that families should set aside at least …… prescient of their disposable income each pay period -

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10

69
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A house payment and utilities are examples of ……

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Fixed expenses

70
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Lunches, medical bills, personal care items, & clothing are all …..

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Variable expenses

71
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A common purpose for the net worth statement is …

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Loan

72
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A personal property inventory is most commonly used for …..

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Proof of loss from fire, theft, or property damage

73
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The IRS can audit your tax returns for a period of …

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3 years

74
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When a person changes the terms of an offer, she or he has made an …

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Counteroffer

75
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Which are three things that are required for a legally binding agreeement

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Agreement
Consideration
Capacity

76
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When your assists are greater than your liabilities, you are said to be …

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Solvent

77
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An agreement entered into orally is …

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Enforceable

78
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Intentional misreprentation of a material fact is called …

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Fraud

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