Week 4 - Credit Introduction

Post date: Oct 13, 2017 2:20:31 PM

Monday 10/16 - Think of a big purchase that you will make over

the next year (cell phone, car, winter coat, etc). Explain in detail

how will you make the decision on which one to buy?

Due Thursday 10/11 - 5 paragraph essay: 5-7 sentences on your topic,

3-5 sentences on the other 5 topics. Information on all topics can be

found in your "Borrowing" textbook (#2).

Topics include:

"Gotcha! The cost of borrowing" p14-15

"The Dark Side of Debt" p16-17

"Dial B for borrowing" p18-19

"The 5 C's of credit" p24-25

"Ace your credit score" p28-29

"Triple D approach to fraud" p35-38

Tuesday 10/17 - Write down everything you know about credit

and different ways that you can borrow money (7-10 sentences).

Tuesday in class - Foolproof #3

Extra credit - Foolproof #16 "I'm broke"

Wednesday 10/18 - What are 10 things that you will probably need to

borrow money for in the next 20 years?

Thursday 10/19 - Write down 5 specific questions that you would

like to ask the banking and personal finance experts from DCU.

After the Quiz - Do foolproof #14 or #16. If you do both, the

second one will be counted as extra credit.