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Credit Wisdom

Credit Wisdom. Managing Money & Credit: A Lifelong Skill. Why Credit is Important. FICO or credit score: Credit Card Issuers & Lenders Determine APR Auto Insurers Determine Premium Employers Are you a worthy hire? Landlords Are you a reliable tenant?. The Three Cs of Credit.

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Credit Wisdom

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  1. Credit Wisdom

  2. Managing Money & Credit:A Lifelong Skill

  3. Why Credit is Important • FICO or credit score: • Credit Card Issuers & Lenders • Determine APR • Auto Insurers • Determine Premium • Employers • Are you a worthy hire? • Landlords • Are you a reliable tenant?

  4. The Three Cs of Credit • Character: The way you handle money and have repaid debt in the past. • Capacity: Your ability to pay the debt after considering other monthly expenses. • Capital: The value of your assets or what you own.

  5. What’s Next? Life After High School

  6. Learning Boosts Earning

  7. Your Paycheck • 50% of U.S. young adults work • Earn a minimum of $5.15 per hour • Work an average of 20 hours / week • $412 - Monthly • $4,946 - Annual

  8. Where Does All the Money Go? • Food, Snacks & Beverages • Movies • School Events • Music, CDs, Concerts • Clothing, Cosmetics & Shoes • Cars, Gas & Insurance • Cell Phones

  9. Credit Cards – The Perceived Great Equalizer • Credit lets you buy more than they can afford. • Credit and credit cards • Current World Problem • Needs are essentials • Food • Shelter • Clothing • Reliable transportation • Wants are extras • Eating out • Big, expensive house • Shop till you drop • Brand new or an expensive car

  10. Who Uses Credit Cards? • U.S. population = 298 million • Use credit cards = 150 million • Pay off monthly = 50 million • Carry a balance = 100 million • 2/3 of credit card users don’t pay off their balance $9,300 = average debt per household

  11. America’s Love of Credit • 1.6 million bankruptcies were filed in 2004 • Americans are declaring bankruptcy at 10x the rate they were during the depression

  12. Personal Savings Rate Declining • 1974 to 1984 • 10% • 1985-1994 • Fell to 4.8% • 2004 • 1.8% • 2005 • -0.5% • 2006 • -0.7% • Hasn’t been negative since the Great Depression

  13. Saving for the Future • Save 10% of every monthly check • Use savings for: • Emergencies • Big purchases • Trip with friends • Car • Down payment on a home • Retirement

  14. Advantages & Disadvantages of Credit Card • Advantages • Convenient • On-line purchases • Kick-backs i.e. cash, airline miles, etc. • Can rent a car • Disadvantages • Doesn’t seem like real money • Easy to overspend

  15. Use Credit Wisely You should use credit to buy: • House • Car • Education (student loan) and you’ll avoid trouble

  16. Only Buy What You Can Afford • Pay off monthly balances • Avoid interest • Avoid late fees • Know your budget • Know yourself • Are you an impulse buyer?

  17. Pay More than the Minimum • If you have a credit card balance: • Make a plan to pay as much as you can every month • Start with the credit card with the highest interest rate • Pay off the credit cards as quickly as you can

  18. Limit the Number of Cards Americans have an average of 8 credit cards

  19. Always Pay on Time • Avoid late fees • Keep your money in your pocket • Maintain a good credit score • Late payments have the biggest negative impact. • Easiest way to make money is to save money.

  20. Choose a Low Rate • 0% is lowest • But remember the catch • 15.75% average fixed rate. • If you pay your card off every month, the rate won’t matter.

  21. What Not to Use Credit For: Pay Day Loans

  22. Payday Loans / Check Cashing Stay Away! What is it? • Cash Loan • Extremely High Interest • Short-term (14 – 45 days)

  23. How Do They Work? • You postdate a check • They give you a loan • Loan last for 2 weeks • They charge you a fee for borrowing the money—equivalent APR can be over 300%.

  24. Risks of Payday Loans • Not a long-term cash solution • Borrowers get trapped in a payday loan cycle of debt • Take out loan after loan

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