Dave Ramsey 1.3 You and Money

Personal financial success is primarily the result of:

• Managing your money behavior

• Winning the lottery

• Generous welfare and unemployment programs

• Inheriting money from your relatives

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Which of the following statements best explains why income alone does not determine wealth?

• Investing is the only factor that contributes to wealth

• Income alone does not determine wealth

• Only people who are natural savers can become wealthy

• The money a person makes does not dictate her spending behavior.

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Which of the following is a consequence of spending more than you make?

• Missed opportunities to save and invest

• Stress

• A cycle of debt

• All of these

Which of the following is not a true statement:

• Americans learned to borrow during post WWII prosperity

• The credit industry in America has not changed much since 1917

• After 1970, consumer debt skyrocketed

• As banks made profits, they lent more money to consumers

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When it comes to managing money, successes about _____% knowledge and _______% behavior.

• 50,50

• 60,40

• 80,20

• 20,80

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The widespread financial insecurity of Americans is primarily because:

• The incomes of Americans are low

• Savings rate of Americans is low and they spend more

• Government programs cannot help people when they are disabled

• Most Americans save a high proportion of their income.

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Which of the following is not a factor in becoming money smart?

• Have knowledge in basic math

• Learn the language of money

• Manage your behavior with your money

• Learn how to read your credit card statements

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Why was the use of credit uncommon before 1917?

• Laws prevented lenders from charging high interest rates

• Borrowing money was generally not socially acceptable

• Lending money to others was not profitable

• All of the above

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When it comes to personal finance, the math is easy, What's challenging is managing your

• Behavior

• Income

• Friends

• Bank account

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Most Americans today are wealthy and will have financial security when they retire

• True

• False

• I don't care

• Maybe

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