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Directions:Matchthecorrecttermwiththecorrectdefinitionbyplacingtheletterontheappropriateblank.
1. _____Howquicklyandeasilyassetscanbeaccessedandconvertedintocash.
2. _____Thepriceofmoney.
3. _____Theportionofcurrentincomenotspentonconsumption.
4. _____Everythingan
individualorhouseholdownswithmonetaryvalue.
5. _____Ameasurementofhowmuchapersonorhouseholdownsonce
alldebtshavebeenpaid.
6. _____Thepercentagerate paidonmon eyinveste dorsaved.
7. _____Theoriginalamountofmoneysavedorinvested.
8. _____Theendresultofsomethinga
personintendstoacquire,achieve,do,
reach,oraccomplish.
Directions:Fill intheblanktocompleteeachstatement.
9. Asavingstrategythatstatestosetasideapredeterminedportionofmoneyforsavingeachtimea
personispaidbeforeusinganyofthemoneyforspendingis
called:___________________________
__________.
10. A_______________________isgivinguponethingforanother.
11. _______________________ __is thevalueofthenextbestalternativethatmustbeforgoneasa
resultofadecision.
12. Earninginterestoninterestis____________________________________.
A.Assets
B.Goal
C.Interest
D.InterestRate
E.Liquidity
F.Principal
G.Savings
H.Wealth
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Directions:Answerthefollowingquestionsbywritingashortanswer.
13. Describehowtouseeachofthefactorsaffectingtime valueofmoneytomaximizetheamountofsavings
earned.
(3points)
Time
Money
InterestRate
14. Whydoexpertssuggestthatyouremergencysavingsbeinaveryliquidsavingstool?

15. Explainwhy“payyourselffirst”isanessentialcomponentofperso nalfinancialmanagement.
16. Whatarethreewayspeoplecanfindmoneytosave?
17. Whyisitimportant
tosetgoalswhensaving?
Directions:DetermineifeachstatementistrueorfalseandindicateTfortrueandFforfalse.
18. _____Itisimportanttoconsideropportunitycostandtradeoffswhendetermininghowtosavemoney.
19. _____Expertssuggestthatemergency savingsequalto6
9monthsofaperson’sexpensesbeheldin
liquidassetsforunplannedevents.
20. _____Thelongeranindividualinvestsmoneyfor,themorecompoundingin terestaccrues.
21. _____Animportantpartofthesavingsprocessistowriteasavingsgoal.
22. _____Itisimportanttohavealow
interestratewhensaving.
23. _____SavingsisaninvestmentassetontheStatementofFinancialPosition.