Personal Finance: Homeschool-
Chapter 2 2025 with complete
verified solutions
compound Interest - answer interest paid on interest previously earned;
credited daily, monthly, quarterly, or semiannually
emergency fund - answer five hundred dollars in readily available cash to
be used only in the event of an emergency; the goal of the First
Foundation
interest rate - answer percentage paid to a lender for the use of
borrowed money (in debt); percentage earned on invested principal (in
investing)
sinking fund - answer saving money over time for a large purchase
inflation - answer inflation is a persistent rise in the price of goods and
services over a period of time
Time Value of Money - answer This principle suggest that a certain
amount of money today has different buying power than the same amount
of money int he future. This notion exists both because there is an
opportunity to earn interest on the money and because inflation will drive
prices up, thereby changing the "value" of the money.
The Five Foundations - answer 1. Save a $500 emergency fund
2. Get out of debt
3. Pay cash for your car
4. Pay cash for college