{"id":546,"date":"2018-10-20T21:08:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T21:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.orochinagi.com\/?page_id=546"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:50:30","slug":"personal-finance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/topics\/personal-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2216\" style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2216\" src=\"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money.png\" alt=\"UK coinage credit to payments.com \" width=\"1300\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money.png 1300w, https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK coinage credit to payments.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>UK<\/strong> pounds, notes, p<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ence, pennies, coins, change<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2217\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2217\" src=\"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/istockphoto-92890281-170667a.jpg\" alt=\"US coins credit iStock\" width=\"575\" height=\"298\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US coins credit iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>US<\/strong> dollars, bills, c<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ents, dimes, quarters, change<\/span><\/p>\n<p>How do we get money?<\/p>\n<p>Where do you put it? Why not under the bed?<\/p>\n<p>Imagine you find a job in the UK, how will you get paid?<\/p>\n<p>You need a bank account!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to <strong>open <\/strong>an account. Is there a monthly <strong>fee<\/strong>? Is there an annual <strong>charge<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have enough money so I&#8217;d like to <strong>apply<\/strong> for a <strong>loan<\/strong> to buy a car.<\/p>\n<p>My job <strong>pays<\/strong> me monthly, I have a monthly salary.<\/p>\n<p>I own\u00a0a car, I am the <strong>owner<\/strong> of a nice car.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What do you own?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you don&#8217;t own something and you need it now, what can you ask a friend?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>-I don&#8217;t have a pen, can I <strong>borrow<\/strong> a pen?<\/p>\n<p>-Sure, I&#8217;ll <strong>lend<\/strong> you a pen &#8211; don&#8217;t forget, you now <strong>owe<\/strong> me a pen<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have enough money. So,\u00a0 I need to <strong>borrow<\/strong> some money. The bank<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0will <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">lend<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> me some money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I <strong>owe<\/strong> the bank 10k, I&#8217;m in <strong>debt<\/strong> to the bank. If I don&#8217;t pay them back on time I will <strong>incur<\/strong> a charge.<\/p>\n<p>To manage my finances, I make a <strong>budget<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">I have money, I am<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> in<\/strong> <strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">credit!<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0Can I\u00a0 put in\/<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">make a deposit<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, I would like to\u00a0 <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">take out\/ withdraw<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> some cash, You have no <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">funds<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> in your account! I have no money! I don&#8217;t have any money!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Debit and Credit Cards are different (ask your teacher)!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2219\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2219\" src=\"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OIP.jpg\" alt=\"opening a bank account - credit Forbes\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">opening a bank account &#8211; credit Forbes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>opening a bank account<\/h5>\n<p><em><strong>credit\/debit, open, joint, overdraft, apply, interest, charge\/fee, pension\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I would like to _______ a bank account.<\/p>\n<p>What is the annual _______ for this credit card?<\/p>\n<p>Can I have a _______ card?<\/p>\n<p>What is the _______ rate on the card \/ savings \/ loan?<\/p>\n<p>I would like to ______ for a loan.<\/p>\n<p>Is there an __________ facility?<\/p>\n<p>Do you offer a private ______ plan?<\/p>\n<p>My partner and I would like to share a ________ account.<\/p>\n<h5>Questions the Bank may ask<\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>salary, check, living, job, proofs, gross, net, interest, current<br \/>\nidentity, renting, lending, debts, interest, bill, joint\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What do you do for a _________?<\/p>\n<p>May I ask, what is your monthly ______ ?<\/p>\n<p>What was your _______ income last year?<\/p>\n<p>Can I _______ you in a credit card?<\/p>\n<p>Are you _______ a place or are you a home owner?<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any ______ or liabilities, such as credit cards or loans?<\/p>\n<p>Do you mind if we run a credit _____?<\/p>\n<p>How much do you <strong>owe\/own\/owner<\/strong> on this credit card?<\/p>\n<p>We have a high ________ savings account for long term planning.<\/p>\n<p>We can offer you a _______ account for everyday spending, plus\u00a0 a separate savings account with 3% interest.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a partner, we also offer a _____ account.<\/p>\n<p>We need one form of ______ , plus two ______\u00a0 of address such as a utility or tax ______ .<\/p>\n<h5>Telling the story<\/h5>\n<p><strong>risk \/ afford \/Mortgage \/ co-sign \/ Savings \/ Default \/ evaluation \/ score<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t ________ to pay for a new house in cash, so I took out a ______ from the bank.<\/p>\n<p>They asked me a lot of questions, which is called a credit __________. I didn&#8217;t know I had a good credit ______ .<\/p>\n<p>Because I always pay my bills on time, I would say I&#8217;m not a credit _____, but they still asked my mum to __-____ my contract. She&#8217;ll be liable if I ________.<\/p>\n<h5>Interview roleplay<\/h5>\n<p>What questions would you ask to get the following info?<\/p>\n<p>Monthly salary<br \/>\nLast year&#8217;s income before tax<br \/>\nOwns credit cards Y\/N (Type?)<br \/>\nTotal credit card debt<br \/>\nOwns car Y\/N (If Yes, Type?)<br \/>\nA guess of the car value<br \/>\nMonthly car payments?<br \/>\nTotal amount owing on car<br \/>\nPrevious loans Y\/N<br \/>\nMonthly loan payments<br \/>\nTotal amount owing on loans<br \/>\nOwns house Y\/N<br \/>\nValue of house<\/p>\n<h5>Using the account<\/h5>\n<p><em><strong>Fill, take, expecting, take out, withdraw, deposit, transfer, proof, arrived, cost<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hello, I would like to _______ some money from my account.<\/p>\n<p>Please ______ out this withdrawal slip \/ form.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to _________ some money into my account<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a _______ of ID \/ identity?<\/p>\n<p>How much does it _____ to ______ some money to my bank account in Japan?<\/p>\n<p>-How long will it ______ ?<\/p>\n<p>-One week.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m _______ a payment from EOV Events, has it _______ yet ?<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crosswordlabs.com\/view\/bank-banking-terms\">Crossword<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Part 2 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orochinagi.com\/english\/topics\/personal-finance\/personal-finance-2\/\">Problems<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK pounds, notes, pence, pennies, coins, change US dollars, bills, cents, dimes, quarters, change How do we get money? Where do you put it? Why not under the bed? Imagine you find a job in the UK, how will you get paid? You need a bank account! I&#8217;d like to open an account. 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