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American Financial Services Association, Washington, DC. Consumer Credit Education Foundation. – 1991
Designed for first-time borrowers, this pamphlet describes the basics of credit as a part of personal financial planning. Following a self-quiz (with answers) that tests the reader's knowledge of credit, the pamphlet provides guidelines for responsible credit use and outlines steps to take if debt problems occur. Topics covered include the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Credit Cards
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Washington, DC. – 2002
This module on managing a credit card is one of ten in the Money Smart curriculum, and includes an instructor guide and a take-home guide. It was developed to help adults outside the financial mainstream enhance their money skills and create positive banking relationships. It is designed to enable participants to describe the costs and benefits of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Banking, Basic Business Education, Behavioral Objectives
Maxey, Phyllis F.; And Others – 1983
One of a series of units on business issues designed for secondary school students, this packet examines the responsibilities of the lender and consumer in the credit business. Teacher and student materials are provided in separate sections. The teacher's guide presents five detailed lesson plans, each focusing on a credit case study; discussion…
Descriptors: Business, Business Responsibility, Case Studies, Consumer Education
2001
This workbook contains information on money management written for adult new readers. A brief self-test "Are You in Control?" is followed by 15 chapters that include information, worksheets, and summary sheets. The chapters are entitled: (1) "Getting Control of Your Money"; (2) "Tracking Your Spending"; (3) "Figuring Your Income and Expenses"; (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Consumer Education, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Household International, Prospect Heights, IL. Money Management Inst. – 1990
This booklet provides guidance for students and families who seek help in meeting college costs. It begins with guidelines for developing a funding strategy, with tips on how to calculate amount needed and planner's net worth and including sample budget forms and balance sheets. This section is followed by descriptions of the investments…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Students, Consumer Education, Credit (Finance)
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1997
This text teaches students about money management and is designed to help the student as he or she tries to live within limits and decide important financial questions. Students are instructed about: getting control of your money; tracking your spending; figuring your income and expenses; making your spending plan balance; making money decisions;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Banking, Budgeting, Consumer Education
Cellini, Donald E. – 1997
The learning activities contained in this booklet are designed to help students of Spanish learn to use Spanish personal names approximately in a variety of situations. The first section outlines common titles of address for men and women, lists popular feminine and masculine first names, discusses compound names, lists common Spanish family…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, English, Foreign Countries
Lovell, Susan, Ed. – 1983
A step-by-step guide to paying for college is presented that tells how and where to apply for financial aid, lists expenses at 3,200 schools and colleges, and shows how to estimate financial need. The book also describes how a student can manage money more effectively in order to live on a limited budget; tells how some students and families…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Check Lists, College Applicants, Comparative Analysis
Thomas, James E., Ed. – 1982
This collection consists of 15 articles dealing with retail security. Included in the volume are the following papers: "Retail Security--an Introduction," by Andrew J. Thacker and Linda Cressman; "Systematic Planning and Retail Security," by Linda T. Thomas; "Identifying Potentially Dishonest Employees," by James E.…
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Credit Cards, Crime, Crime Prevention
Foose, Robert A.; Meyerson, Joel W. – 1986
A key factor in the overall financial strategy in the public and private sectors of American higher education involves helping students and families pay tuition and fees. This is because expenses have risen dramatically, tuition fees have outdistanced increases in federal student aid programs, and competition for students has increased. Several…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Family Financial Resources
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Suiter, Mary; Meszaros, Bonnie T. – Social Education, 2005
For several years, advocacy groups have recognized the need to strengthen financial education in the K-12 schools. Current statistics support their concerns. Financial illiteracy in the United States is astoundingly high. From 1992 to 2000, disposable personal income for Americans rose by 47 percent, but personal spending rose by 61 percent. In…
Descriptors: Income, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods
Eastern Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti. National Inst. for Consumer Education. – 1992
This document contains five lists of consumer resources pertaining to credit, credit problems, and home mortgages and equity loans. The first list, targeted at adults, provides information on general credit, applying for credit and contracts, seniors and women and credit, credit options and costs, credit protection, credit reports and bureaus, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiotape Cassettes, Computer Software, Consumer Education
Tyson, Harriet – 1998
This booklet gives young people who are just starting out on their own with a small income the information they need to manage their money. The following topics are discussed: how individuals can determine how much money they will have to live on; how to read a pay stub; Social Security and the future; the importance of putting money in the bank…
Descriptors: Banking, Budgeting, Consumer Education, Credit (Finance)
Schoenberg, Arthur; Stichter, Kenneth – 1984
A major assignment for twelfth grade social science students at a California high school deals with the basic components of survival on one's own. Students must simulate moving out of their parents' home, finding a job, making major household and transportation purchases, buying on credit, investing money, buying insurance, and getting involved in…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Consumer Economics, Daily Living Skills, Economics Education
Kingsborough Community Coll., Brooklyn, NY. – 1990
This student handbook was compiled for high school students interested in New York City's Kingsborough Community College's College Now Program, a collaborative effort begun in 1984 to offer high school students an opportunity to take college-level courses, enhance their desire to go to college, and ease their transition from high school to…
Descriptors: After School Programs, College Bound Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
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