Monday, March 21, 2011

Credit

Things to know:


Average credit card debt per household with credit card debt: $14,750* 

Read more: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-card-industry-facts-personal-debt-statistics-1276.php#ixzz1HEvDOS9L
Compare credit cards here - CreditCards.com
Half of college undergraduates had four or more credit cards in 2008. That's up from 43 percent in 2004 and just 32 percent in 2000.  (Source: Sallie Mae, "How Undergraduate Students Use Credit Cards," April 2009)

41 percent of college students have a credit card. Of the students with cards, about 65 percent pay their bills in full every month, which is higher than the general adult population. (Source: Student Monitor annual financial services study, 2008)

76 percent of undergraduates have credit cards, and the average undergrad has $2,200 in credit card. Additionally, they will amass almost $20,000 in student debt. (Source: Nellie Mae, "Undergraduate Students and Credit Cards in 2004: An Analysis of Usage Rates and Trends")


Sunday, March 6, 2011

Unit Video Skits

B. Papritz
résumés 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO8akeAv9KU


Jamie P. and Carly G.
Things to know about credit cards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8LZJcySJ8I


Ari P./Brian D.
Taxes

Benning and Epstein
Buying a new car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Faq2uMhqIJE

A. Pappas
Signs you are in credit trouble

Podhajski and Marks
budgeting

Kincaid and Saltzman
Choosing a Bank Account

A. Hermeling
Rights of Tenants and Landlords

M. Hauer and A. Diaz
Interview Tips

Yagoda and Thomas
Stock Market

Andersen and Hinsa
Buying a Used Car

Shah
renting an apartment

Fernitz and Niehus
Investing in Real Estate

Jack "Tug" Day and Katz
How to buy a franchise

Hayes and Freund
Consumer Scams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK8JQK6xo8o

Sawyer and Kurz
Car Insurance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYopMyb5lk0

S. Lee and R. Piro
Tips for buying a house
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFD9_zdSGqQ


D. Roberts and C. Silver
Life insurance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZJxbfy6Zko&feature=player_embedded#at=42

B. Hanley/B. Kim
Health Insurance

Maksimovic and Pines
Federal Reserve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-w8j8tijMI

George B.
Identity theft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIiKxaDqyac

Chris H.
Warranties
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6ZS6_CMVdU&sns=em

L. Carillo
Generic products vs. brand name
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FwL8O9jOJY

OLDER VIDEOS

A. Diamond
Credit Cards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmpZ-1TYFv4&feature=related