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Learning Aim A Flashcards

1
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Account statement

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A record of your activity over a specific period of time

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2
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Unit of account

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You exchange money for an equivalent value of goods

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Means of exchange

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Buy, sell or exchange

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4
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Store of value

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It can be stored e.g banks

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5
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Legal tender

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National currency of a country an official method of payment

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Personal attitudes

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Towards risk and rewards

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7
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Life stages

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Moving houses or made redundant

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Culture

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Religious belief and ethical principles

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Life events

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Moving house or made redundant

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10
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External factors

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State of economy or availability of jobs

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11
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Good credit rating

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Will be able to borrow money

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Advantages of planning expenditure

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Not spending money on unnecessary goods
Means you are able to save money
Savings can be used to fund purchases and unexpected expenses

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Risks of not planning expenditure

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Can get into debt
Have insufficient funds
Poor credit rating/ can affect your ability to borrow money
Legal action taken against you/ can lead to repossession
Not able to save in the future

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14
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Something that is owned or due

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Debt

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15
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Costs

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An amount to pay or buy or use a good service

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Repossession

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To retake possession of something

17
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Insurance

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An agreement providing guarantee of compensation for specific loss of damage

18
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Bankruptcy

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Not having enough money to repay outstanding debts

19
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Credit rating

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Estimate the ability of a person to fulfil their financial commitments

20
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Solvent

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The ability to meet day by day expenditure

21
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Inflation

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Price of goods is rising consequently the purchasing power of the currency is falling

22
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Cash

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Used to exchange goods, debt or service

23
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Advantages of cash

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Easier to budget your money
Doesn’t get you into debt

24
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Disadvantages of cash

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Cash can be easily lost/stolen
May have an emergency but not enough cash to cover costs

25
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Cheques

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An order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawers account

26
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Advantages of cheques

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If cheques lost it doesn’t matter as the money won’t be lost
Only the names recipient can receive the money

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Disadvantages of cheques

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It takes three working days to transfer money
Not many shops accept them
It can easily be tempered with which leads to fraudulent payment transactions

28
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Debit card

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A card that has your own money on

29
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Advantages of debit card

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Don’t have to carry cash around
If card is stolen nobody can use it without the pin
Keeps your money safe

30
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Disadvantages

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If you forget your pin you won’t be able to use the card
Risk of the card holders overspending

31
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Credit card

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It’s a card that has your money and you can borrow funds

32
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Inflation

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The rise in general price level in an economy measured by CPI

33
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Credit card

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A physical payment card that allows you to get credit from a financial institution

34
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Advantages of credit card

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Can spread costs over period of time in instalments

35
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Disadvantages of credit cards

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Limited use
Extra fees
Can get trapped in debt

36
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Cheque

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Is an order to bank to pay a stated sum from the drawers account, written in a specially printed form

37
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Advantages of a cheque

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Can be traced, if lost
Can be drawn at any time
Less risk of miscounting

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Disadvantages of a cheque

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Are not legal tender and creditors may refuse to accept it
Can be time consuming to process
May be valueless of the drawer has no funds in their account

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