Budgeting quiz

More questions about Budgeting

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1. 1 Easy

   What do you call not checking your balance when money is tight?

   Answer: Ostrich effect

   Why: Data from an Icelandic money app show people check their accounts less often when they are overdrawn or low on cash.

2. 2 Medium

   What does a zero-based budget bring down to zero?

   Answer: Unassigned money

   Why: Because savings get a line of their own, the bank account can keep growing while the plan still balances to zero.

3. 3 Hard

   Above what share of income does the EU call home costs a burden?

   Answer: 40%

   Why: US public housing is where the famous 30% rule comes from: rents were capped at 25% of income in 1969 and 30% from 1981.

4. 4 Easy

   Which method splits cash by category and stops when it runs out?

   Answer: Envelope system

   Why: Envelope budgeting found a new life on TikTok under another name: cash stuffing.

5. 5 Medium

   Which income is left after taxes and essentials?

   Answer: Discretionary income

   Why: Disposable income only takes off taxes, so despite its name it still has to pay the rent and buy the food.

6. 6 Hard

   How much more a year did low-income UK homes pay for essentials in 2016?

   Answer: £490

   Why: Researchers call it the poverty premium, and not switching to cheaper energy tariffs made up its biggest share.