Managing Your Money Quiz

How much do you know about saving money, spending, investing and debt management?

Carole Fleck

En español

Published December 14, 2012

10 Questions

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Managing Your Money Quiz

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  "question" : "How much of your earnings should you save each month?",
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    "answer" : "About 5 percent of your gross pay",
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    "answer" : "About 10 to 15 percent of your gross pay",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "No less than 20 percent of your gross pay",
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  "question" : "Ideally, what percentage of your gross earnings should go toward paying your mortgage?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Up to 28 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Between 35 and 39 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "No more than 40 percent",
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  "question" : "How much money should you set aside for emergencies?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Two months' worth of living expenses",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Four months' worth of food and medical costs",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Six months' worth of take-home pay",
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  "question" : "What's the most debt (excluding housing) you should carry as a percentage of income?",
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    "answer" : "A. No more than 15 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "B. About 20 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "C. No more than 25 percent",
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}, {
  "question" : "Is it better to pay off credit card debt or to stash away savings?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Pay down credit card bills as you save, paying off highest-interest cards first",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Pay off all cards completely before you save",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Save the most and pay no more than the monthly minimums due on each card",
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  "question" : "What percentage of your income should you save for discretionary or big-ticket items (such as travel, shopping and entertainment)?",
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    "answer" : "20 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "25 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "35 percent",
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  "question" : "If you're 50 or older, what's the most you can contribute to a 401(k)-type retirement plan in 2013?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "$17,500",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "$23,000",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "$25,000",
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  "question" : "How much of your preretirement income will you likely need to fund a similar lifestyle in retirement?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "40 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "50 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "70 percent",
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}, {
  "question" : "\"Diversified investments\" means:",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Investing in two or more investments (for example, stocks and bonds)",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Having a mix of investments in which some may go up while others may go down, to keep balances relatively steady as they grow",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "All of the above",
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  "question" : "What are the majority of taxpayers' biggest deductions, typically?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Medical expense deduction",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Mortgage interest deduction",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "None of the above",
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