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Cash and credit information for teens, tips for a successful financial life including facts about earning, spending, and borrowing money, with topics such as budgeting, consumer rights, banks, paychecks, taxes, loans, credit cards, and more, edited by Kathryn R. Deering

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Cash and credit information for teens, tips for a successful financial life including facts about earning, spending, and borrowing money, with topics such as budgeting, consumer rights, banks, paychecks, taxes, loans, credit cards, and more, edited by Kathryn R. Deering

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-387) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cash and credit information for teens

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

60705477

Responsibility statement

edited by Kathryn R. Deering

Series statement

Teen finance series

Sub title

tips for a successful financial life including facts about earning, spending, and borrowing money, with topics such as budgeting, consumer rights, banks, paychecks, taxes, loans, credit cards, and more

Summary

"Provides information for teens about basic money management and personal finance"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

You and your money -- Take a look at your money -- Keeping track of your money -- How to create a personal budget -- Twelve principles of personal financial literacy for young adults -- You are a consumer -- Getting the most for your money (living within your means) -- Getting what you pay for -- What if you don't like what you buy? -- Read the fine print -- Before you buy your first car -- Car ownership costs: insurance and maintenance -- What you should know about cell phones and cell phone contracts -- Understanding banks -- Why are there so many banks? -- What do banks do with my money? -- How to choose a bank -- How to open and use your checking account -- Understanding how your checking account works -- Debit cards and automated teller machines (ATMs) -- Electronic banking -- You and your job -- Teens and the job market -- How to apply for a job and how to keep the job you get -- Avoid these jobs -- You as a wage-earner -- What happens between "gross" and "net"? -- Yes, you are a taxpayer -- Understanding loans and credit cards -- How to borrow the money you need -- Avoiding abusive lending -- Understanding credit cards -- Protecting your credit rating -- Use your card--don't let it use you -- Avoiding financial risks -- Gambling, shoplifting, and internet scams -- The many faces of identification (ID) theft -- "Risk management" = insurance -- If you need more information -- Websites about money -- A directory of financial organizations

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