credit cards

What is a credit score?

• What lenders use to see if you are able to pay back credit
• 3 numbers
• What your score on a test is that was worth credit

What is your job as a borrower?

• To pay back your loans promptly
• To borrow as much as humanly possible
• Spend your loans and not pay them back

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of credit?

• No need for carrying cash
• Annual Fees
• Interest Rates

What type of credit is a credit card?

• Single-Payment
• Installment Credit
• Revolving Credit

When should you use a credit card?

• For large purchases!
• When I'm hungry
• Only for small purchases
• Never.

Why would your credit provider give you a credit limit?

• To remind you to pay your bill on time.
• To prevent you from enjoying the things you buy.
• To prevent you from spending more money than you can pay back.
• To prevent you from shopping in certain places.

When you make a credit card purchase at a store, who do you agree to pay?

• The store.
• The bank where the store keeps its money.
• Your credit provider.

How do credit card companies make money?

• By charging late fees and interest to their customers.
• By making you pay an extra dollar on every purchase.
• By charging late fees and interest to stores and other businesses.
• By earning interest on the money they have saved up.

What is the best way to avoid credit card debt? Choose the best answer.

• Use several credit cards to avoid putting too much money on one card.
• Don't spend more money than you have.
• Only use credit cards to by 

How is charging a purchase like getting a loan?

• You borrow money from your credit provider.
• You borrow money from the store in order to pay your credit provider.
• You borrow money from an ATM in order to pay your credit provider.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5