Across
- 2. A plan for managing money, dividing up expected income and expenses among spending and saving options based on personal goals during a given time period.
- 4. The amount of money someone is willing to loan you. Also, the amount that is still owed on a loan.
- 5. A compulsory payment by individual/organizations to the government; fees placed on income, property, or goods to support government programs.
- 6. Card that enables holder to charge expenses for purchases or to get money, often with interest; synonymous with “buy now, pay later.”
- 8. An identity theft tool that appears in the form of an E-mail or pop-up message; usually looks like it’s from a legitimate financial institution and prompts you to provide your personal information in order to fix a “problem” with your account.
- 9. Unlicensed lenders who charge illegally high interest rates.
- 10. Written order directing a bank or credit union to pay a person or business a specific sum of money.
- 11. An investment that makes the investor a part owner of a company.
- 12. A card used to pay for goods and services directly from a checking account by transferring funds electronically from one’s checking account to the store’s account to pay for a purchase; also called check cards.
- 13. Any money an individual receives.
- 15. Money set aside for short-term goals.
Down
- 1. How fast money in savings account or investment grows.
- 3. Intentional misrepresentation of information with the intent to deceive or mislead.
- 6. Movement of the money you receive and the money you spend.
- 7. A rise in value or price.
- 10. Amount of money a creditor is willing to loan another to purchase goods and services, based on trust and the expectation that the money will be repaid as promised with interest.
- 14. A for-profit company that is owned by its stockholders and provides saving and checking accounts and other financial services to its customers.
