Emergency Fund
Sinking Fund
Credit
Loan
Compound interest
Interest rate
Interest
Debt
Consumer
A debt evidenced by a "note" (legal piece of paper) which specifies the principal amount (amount you borrowed), interest rate (rate applied as a fee for the service of you borrowing the money), and date of repayment.
Saving money over time for large purchases.
A fee paid by a borrower to the lender for the use of borrowed money; typically interest is calculated as a percentage of the principal.
Granting of a loan and the creation of debt; this will include any for of deferred (delayed) payment.
Percentage paid to a lender for the use of borrowed money (in debt) or percentage earned on invested principal (in investing).
Five hundred dollars in readily available cash to be used only in the event of an emergency.
Interest paid on interest previously earned; credited daily, monthly, quarterly or semiannually.
Person or organization that uses a product or a service.
An obligation (agreement) of repayment owed by one party (person who borrowed the money) to a second party (person or business who loaned the money). Can include interest on the money borrowed.
