Personal Finance Chapter 10

For personal finance.

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True or False if you use credit, you give up the ability to spend in the future in order to spend now.
True because you must pay interest, you are giving up more future spending than the amount of the loan.
Using credit can be a good choice as long as you do not borrow more than you can comfortably ________
Repay
Homes usually grow in value over time, creating ________?
Interest
The interest and property taxes are ________ from federal income taxes.
Deductible
Investing in you _______ or ________ usually pays off
Training or education
Whe you use credit, do nmot take on more debt payments than ____ %to ____% of your take-home pay.
20% to 25%
That is the difference between the amount owed on a home and the home's value?
Equity
The Fair Credit Billing Act helps consumers correct credit card billing mistakes.
True
To get a loan, lenders judge credit worthiness on the three C's of credit. They are ______, ______, ______
Character, capacity, and capital
Lenders buy your credit record from a credit bureau and analyze it to give you a credit _____.
Rating
If you pay your _____ on time and do not take on more debt than you can handle, then your _______ rating will be fine.
Bills, credit