Session 7: Credit Choices

Session Seven: Credit Choices

Students analyze the importance of credit and the outcomes of wise and poor use of credit.


Step 1: Watch the above video.

Step 2: Review Session 7 Key Words and Objectives below.

Step 3: Download the My Financial Future and Debt and click on the blue button below to complete the simulation.

JA_HighSchool_My_Financial_Future_and_Debt.pdf

Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Recognize the importance of credit as part of personal finances.

• Express the need to make good credit decisions to avoid costly consequences.

Session 7 Key Terms

Credit: The ability to buy goods and services now but pay later.

Debt: Money owed.

Interest: Payment for the use of money.