Personal Finance Quiz Flashcards
Net Income
Regular spending + Irregular Spending (Short term spending) + Future Spending (Long term spending)
Interest Rate
How much you can earn from savings in your bank
Savings rate
How much of your income you are saving
What affects our growth of savings?
Interest rate and time
Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Struggling financially because you are relying on another paycheck to come in before you can spend your money from that money
Adjusted income
What you factor in for cost of living
Unadjusted income
Median income for all jobs across state
Zero based budget
You distribute your money to everything you need and want (Short and long term spending)
50/30/20
Dividing your income into 3 categories: 50% needs, 30% wants, 20% savings
Cash envelope system
Same as zero based budgeting, but putting cash into envelopes
Pay yourself first
Setting aside money for savings before paying bills and other purchases