Credit Cards/Debit Cards

Benefits of credit cards include:

• safe and convenient, bonuses are offered
• allows you to build a positive credit report
• needed for reservations and online shopping
• all of these

The maximum amount you may borrow on a credit card is known as:

• creditworthiness
• credit report
• credit limit
• variable rate of credit

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How can you avoid paying interest fees on your credit card?

• Only use it for groceries
• pay off the full balance, on time, each month
• you cannot avoid interest fees
• only use Discover

What is one advantage of having a credit card?

• It prevents you from spending more than you earn.
• It allows you to make purchases without carrying lots of cash.
• It encourages you to budget your money wisely.
• It helps you pay off debts that you may have.

What happens when you don't have enough money to pay for the things you charged?

• You end up owing less than the original amount of money you charged.
• You end up owing more than the original amount of money you charged.
• You end up owing the same amount of money you charged, it just takes a while to pay off.

The least amount that must be paid on a credit card each month is

• Late Fee
• Credit Limit
• Payment amount
• Minimum Payment

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How can a cardholder avoid paying interest on a credit card?

• Do not pay anything
• Pay the minimum payment after its due date
• Pay the minimum balance every month
•  Pay the balance in full every month

Only making the minimum payment on a credit card every month will:

• lower the amount total paid for the purchase
• make you independently wealthy
• take longer to pay off which will result in paying more interest, more money!
• pay off the credit card faster

What kind of account is your Debit account linked to?

• Checking Account

• Savings Account

• Emergency Savings

Whats the main difference between credit and debit cards?

• A credit card is money that you do not have that you will have to pay off later, and a debit card is money that you do have that you are using.

• A debit card is money that you do not have that you will have to pay off later, and a credit card is money that you do have that you are using.

• There is no difference