W!SE Review: Money & Banks
Across
- 1. used to figure out the number of years it will take to double your money at a given interest rate
- 4. written by a bank, guaranteed form of payment
- 5. personal identification number
- 6. government issued currency that is not backed commodity such as gold or silver but rather by the government that issued it
- 7. writing a check or swiping your debit card but not having enough money in your account to cover it
- 8. a general increase in prices which causes the value of your money to go down.
- 10. given by banks, credit unions, pawnshops, finance companies, payday lenders
- 12. individual retirement account
- 15. lin directly to your checking account and be used instead of cash. They take money out of your account at the point of sale.
- 16. member owned co-operative financial institution usually has lower interest rates on loans
- 17. money not allocated for food or shelter
- 20. payroll tax that pays for Social Security and Medicare
- 21. wages before taxes
- 22. used like a check is a pre-specified amount of money and is purchased at different types of stores
Down
- 2. allowance is used to reduce amount of taxed income
- 3. interest earned on interest
- 9. closed loop system
- 10. the degree of ease in which assets can be sold
- 11. automatic teller machine, allow you to withdraw money and view account balances
- 13. Federal Reserve System which regulates banks, ensuring they are safe
- 14. Loan to pay for a home.
- 18. next best alternative, what is given up when a choice is made
- 19. a time deposit offered at financial institutions, a penalty if cashed before maturity