Financial tips for credit card-smart college freshmen
For incoming freshmen, college means one thing: freedom. It also is usually a person’s first experience with credit cards. According to a 2006 study by Student Monitor, a publisher of nationally syndicated market research of college students, nearly two-thirds of college undergraduates acquire their first credit card before age 19. Eighty-seven percent of those [...]
Teach teens to swipe responsibly
If you read the latest survey on how well teens are learning to manage their money, it’s clear they still have a way to go.
The results of the eighth annual poll on Teens and Personal Finance by Junior Achievement Worldwide found that many teens are already developing some bad financial habits.