Money And Banking Flashcards
Barter
A system of exchanging one product for another (before money)
Why do we invest money
To earn interest
For safety reasons
What people consider before investing
Safety
Interest
Will it be easy to withdraw saving?
Deposit account
Money is safe and can be withdrawn on demand
Simple interest
Interest calculated on a fixed principle over a period of time
CAR
Compound annual rate
Standing order
An instruction by an ac holder given to bank to make regular fixed payments to person/organisation.
Eg rent
Direct debit
Permission granted by ac holder to allow creditor to take fixed variable out of the account at any time
Drawer
Person who writes the cheque
Payee
Person the cheque is being payed to
Eg. of credit cards
Visa and MasterCard
Eg. of consumer buying hire purchase
Immediate possession and use
Security is not required
Disadvantages of consumer buying on hire purchase
Expensive