Money terms, explained like a human would.
The Brickyard is a plain-English dictionary for personal finance — 598+ terms across budgeting, credit, investing, retirement, taxes, and more. No jargon, no lectures. Look up what you need and get back to your life.
Browse by topic
- Budgeting & Cash FlowWhere your money goes each month.57 terms
- BankingAccounts, fees, and how banks work.54 terms
- Credit & DebtBorrowing, credit scores, and paying it off.85 terms
- InvestingPutting money to work over time.157 terms
- RetirementBuilding income for later — and getting the tax break now.58 terms
- TaxesKeeping more of what you earn.47 terms
- InsuranceProtecting what you've built.46 terms
- Real EstateBuying, owning, and borrowing against a home.24 terms
- Estate PlanningProtecting the people you love.33 terms
- Wealth Building & Financial PlanningThe big picture — and how it all fits together.37 terms
Start with these
- Net WorthWhat you own minus what you owe — the clearest scorecard of your financial progress.
- BudgetA plan for the money you already earn — deciding where each dollar goes before it disappears.
- Emergency FundCash set aside for life's surprises, so a bad week doesn't turn into debt.
- Credit ScoreA number that sums up how you've handled borrowing, shaping the rates you're offered.
- Debt-to-Income Ratio (DTI)The share of your monthly income that goes to debt payments — a key number lenders check.
- Compound InterestInterest that earns interest — the engine behind long-term growth.
New to this? Learn it in order.
A beginner-friendly path through the fundamentals — each one builds on the last.
- 1Net Worth
- 2Budget
- 3Emergency Fund
- 4Credit Score
- 5Debt-to-Income Ratio (DTI)
- 6Compound Interest
- 7Index Fund
- 8Asset Allocation
- 9401(k)
- 10Roth IRA
the Brickyard is education in plain language — not personalized legal, tax, or investment advice.
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