SlideShare a Scribd company logo
1 of 28
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Radical MathRadical Math
Credit Cards 101:
Teaching Young
People the
Truth about the
Plastic Peril
Jonathan Osler
jonathan.osler@gmail.com
917.288.7364
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
DISCLAIMER:
This lesson/unit should be considered a working draft. While it may not necessarily indicate the mathematical
standards that were used in its development, such standards were consulted. It is the intention of the author that
anyone considering using this lesson/unit should consult their local math content standards, and should make any
changes to the materials as they see appropriate for their classroom and students. If you have any suggestions,
comments, critiques, ideas, etc, for how to make this lesson/unit stronger, I welcome your feedback. In addition, if
you use any or all of this lesson/unit in your classroom, please let me know about your experience.
© Jonathan Osler, 2006 (Working Draft)
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 1: Determining students knowledge about financial literacy
• Give students JumpStart Coalition’s Personal Finance Quiz (from www.jumpstart.org). You can
download this from the www.RadicalMath.org website by searching for Financial Literacy
Survey.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 2: Introductory Activity
Prep Work
• You will need to compute the class scores on the Jumpstart Personal Finance Quiz. The answers can
be downloaded from www.RadicalMath.org
Materials
• Poster paper
• Markers
• Tape
1. Results of Personal Finance Quiz (5 – 10 min)
a. Discuss with the students how they did as a group compared to the national averages.
Questions you could ask them:
- Why do you think our class did better/worse than other students?
- What do you think these results indicate about your understanding of personal
finance?
2. Credit Card Introductory Activity (10 min)
a. The goal of this activity is to see what students know and don’t know about Credit
Cards…
b. Put up poster paper with the following questions. Give them 10 minutes to walk around
the room and write either a response to the question, or a response to someone else’s
answer.
- What is a credit card?
- Who can get credit cards?
- What are the advantages to having a credit card?
- What are the disadvantages to using a credit card?
- What should you look for when trying to choose the right credit card?
- What do I want to know about credit cards?
3. Discussion (10 min)
a. Walk around the room, and briefly read the comments from each poster. Ask follow-up
questions to clarify responses.
HomeWork:
• Read “Mo Money, Mo Problems” (available at www.RadicalMath.org) and “Credit Cards Aim
Marketing At Young Customers” (see below) and answer questions for HW
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
“CREDIT CARD COMPANIES AIM MARKETING AT YOUNG CUSTOMERS”
By Carol Frey, The News & Observer
Long before Alan Broughton got his high school diploma, he got a Capital One Visa card. Like many of
his classmates, Broughton had received two or three credit-card offers before his 18th birthday last
October.
"Since I turned 18, I get them all the time," he said.
Parents, consumer advocates and now some members of Congress are expressing alarm at what they see
as a take-no-prisoners marketing of credit cards to younger and younger teens.
One prime example is Capital One of Falls Church, Va., among the largest credit-card companies in the
world. Capital One began a full-scale sales effort aimed at students 16 to 18 last summer.
And in April, a survey of 2,044 students nationally found that 12 percent of those 12 to 19 have -- and
use -- credit cards in their own names.
For teenagers who see gold in that plastic, credit-card debt can become a lead weight that scares away
future employers and lenders.
"I interviewed a kid who started college with a $5,000 debt," said Robert Manning, a Georgetown
University sociologist who has studied the credit-card market for five years. "We're talking about
ruining students' lives forever here."
Credit-card companies say they are after brand loyalty when they market to teenagers, and all but a
fraction of teens handle debt as well as any adult. To reduce that fraction, the companies have developed
educational programs for parents and schools.
FINDING WAYS TO GET CARDS
Like Broughton, more students are arriving on college campuses with credit cards every year: 15 percent
in 1998, compared with 11 percent in 1994, according to Manning.
"The credit-card marketers sign high school kids at college fairs," Manning said. "They get paid by the
number of applications they turn in."
Determined students will just keep sending in applications until one gets through, he said.
High school students say they find applications on the Internet, at mall stores offering teddy bears or
discounts in return for applying, and in their own mail boxes.
For Jenny Lam, a rising junior, credit-card applications have been easy to come by since she joined a
music club at age 14. "I was in a CD club. ... They don't ask you how old you are as long as you pay
your bills," she said.
Although she never mailed any of those credit-card applications, Lam said she can readily understand
teens who do. "You're 15, and you get something that says you've got a thousand dollars," she said.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
"You're not telling me you're not going to the store."
HARDER PITCHES IN COLLEGE
When teens get into big trouble with credit-card debt, it's usually at college when they're on their own.
And on college campuses of the '90s, they find banks giving away everything from T-shirts to sets of
steak knives to students who fill out credit-card applications. Colleges are in cahoots with them,
Manning complained.
In a June 8 report for the Consumer Federation of America, Manning relayed the story of a University of
Oklahoma freshman named Trisha Johnson who applied for three credit cards during her first semester
-- and charged up to her credit limit on all three. After losing her part-time job in December 1997, she
committed suicide in her dorm room with her checkbook and $2,500 worth of bills spread out on her
bed.
Although suicide is rare, Manning said bankruptcy and dropping out of school to work off credit-card
debt are not.
From: www.iccu.com
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
“Mo Money, Mo Problems”
According to the article, what percent of people of color in the United State are living with some sort of
financial crisis?
Kat Aaron, the woman who works for RYSE, suggests that people of color don’t have as much access to
banks as white people do and instead get their checks cashed at check-cashers and pawnshops. Why
does she refer to this as a “separate and unequal system”?
Aaron also feels that while having good credit is very important, there are other larger issues for poor
people and people of color. What does she argue are these other issues?
“Credit Cards Aim Marketing At Young Customers”
According to a recent national survey, what percent of teenagers in the US have a credit card with their
own name on it?
What are some sneaky methods that companies will use to reach young people in order to get them to
sign up for credit cards?
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 3: Introduction to Credit Cards, PT II
1. Introduction
a. Start by reading/paraphrasing the following to the class:
Have you ever stood behind someone in line at the store and watched them shuffle through a stack of
what must be at least 10 credit cards? Consumers with this many cards are still in the minority, but
experts say that the majority of U.S. citizens have at least one credit card -- and usually two or three.
Many find it hard to resist using the old "plastic" for impulse purchases or buying things they really can't
afford. The numbers are striking: In 1999, American consumers charged about $1.2 trillion on their
general-purpose credit cards.
A Bit of History
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the use of credit cards originated in the United States during
the 1920s, when individual companies, such as hotel chains and oil companies, began issuing them to
customers for purchases made at those businesses. This use increased significantly after World War II.
There are basically four types of credit cards:
1 - Bank cards, issued by banks (for example, Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card)
2 - Travel and entertainment (T&E) cards, such as American Express and Diners Club
3 - House cards that are good only in one chain of stores (Sears is the biggest one of these, followed by
the oil companies, phone companies and local department stores.)
4 - You may also be familiar with what is known as an affinity card. This card -- typically a MasterCard
or Visa -- carries the logo of an organization in addition to the lender's emblem. Usually, these
cardholders derive some benefit from using the card -- maybe frequent-flyer miles or points toward
merchandise. The organization solicits its members to get cards, with the idea of keeping the group's
name in front of the cardholder. In addition to establishing brand loyalty, the organization receives some
financial incentive (a fraction of the annual fee or the finance charge, or some small amount per
transaction, or a combination of these) from the credit-card company.
2. Debt – Research current information about the amount of debt different groups have by
searching the database on www.RadicalMath.org.
A useful website about debt is: http://www.demos.org/page37.cfm
Also, see: http://www.demos.org/pub654.cfm
3. How a Credit Card Works
When you use a credit card, you are really borrowing money from a bank… The bank pays the store…
at the end of the month the bank sends you a bill and you pay them back…
What is the advantage for the bank? They charge you money to borrow money from them. This is called
“Interest.” Interest is based on something called an APR – Annual Percentage Rate. The APR is used
to calculate what percent of your debt you pay back to the bank each month. Annual means it is a rate
that is given for a 12-month period. By dividing the APR by 12, you can determine what the monthly
percent you will be charged as interest.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
4. Activity: “How Much Will They Pay?”
a. Have students work on this worksheet for the remainder of class.
Marlon charges $100 to his Visa card with a 12% APR. How much total will he have to pay at the end
of the month?
Frank charges $250 to his Mastercard with an 18% APR. How much will he have to pay at the end of
the month?
Rosie charges $80 onto her American Express card with an APR of 9%. How much will she owe at the
end of the month?
Marjorie has put $500 into a Savings Account that pays her a 2% annual interest. How much will her
$500 be worth after one month? How much will her $500 be worth after 2 months?
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 4: Credit Card Terminology
1. Review HW
2. More Details About How a Credit Card Works
Yesterday we talked about APR – how at the end of each month the company or bank will
charge you interest on the money you spent. But, do banks always make you pay them back the
full amount each month? NO
They have what is called a Minimum Monthly Payment – the smallest amount of money you
need to pay on your credit card bill each month. (Write this on the board).
• Ask: Why might banks only ask you to pay back a small amount each month?
• Answer: Because if you roll over some of your debt, they can add on interest each month and
keep on charging you interest for a longer period of time.
3. Class Activity
a. Put on the board, or into a handout:
b. “You charge $500 on a credit card with a 12% APR, and plan on only paying the
Minimum charge each month. The minimum monthly payment is $50. 1) How much
would the first bill be for? 2) After you paid off the first month, how much money
would you still owe? 3) How much would the second bill be for? 4) After you pay
the second months bill, how much would you still owe?… 5) If you were to only pay
the minimum charge: a) How many months would it take you to pay off the debt?
11… b) How much total money would you spend? $529.49… c) How much interest
would you spend? 29.49… d) How much more money in total would you spend
paying the minimum than if you’d paid the $500 in cash? $29.49
Here is a chart students could make to answer these questions
After
Month… You Owe… 1% interest
So you now
owe… And you pay…
So you now
owe…
1 500.00 5.00 505.00 50.00 455.00
2 455.00 4.55 459.55 50.00 409.55
3 409.55 4.10 413.65 50.00 363.65
4 363.65 3.64 367.28 50.00 317.28
5 317.28 3.17 320.45 50.00 270.45
6 270.45 2.70 273.16 50.00 223.16
7 223.16 2.23 225.39 50.00 175.39
8 175.39 1.75 177.14 50.00 127.14
9 127.14 1.27 128.42 50.00 78.42
10 78.42 0.78 79.20 50.00 29.20
11 29.20 0.29 29.49 29.49 0.00
29.49 529.49
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 5 – Credit Card Terms
Prep Work
• You will need to find a credit card offer in the form of a pamphlet or advertisement. Any credit card
will work, but make sure to include the “fine print” when photocopying the pamphlet for students.
1. Credit Card Terms (25 minutes)
a. Give students the Credit Card Glossary
b. Have them define, using their own words, 10 different terms
c. Go around the room, and have students share their definitions. Clarify any
misconceptions or places where students are confused.
2. Credit Card Applications
a. Give out the sample credit card offer, and have the assignment called “Understanding a
Credit Card Application”
b. Have students work on this assignment, trying to find information about the credit card
from the application you gave them.
Homework
Finish assignment from class
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Affinity Card - A card offered in conjunction with an organization and a credit
card issuer. A certain percentage of the finance charges generated from
cardholders are donated to the charity or organization featured on the card.
Air Miles - Miles that can be used for free travel or other discounts, and are earn
each time you use your card. Most major U.S. Airlines offer these cards. Airline
Miles are often referred to as Frequent Flyer Miles.
Annual Fee - A fee charged by the card issuer for being a card holder. This type
of fee is most commonly associated with frequent flyer credit cards or cards
designed to help ou rebuild your credit.
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) - The yearly percentage rate of the finance
charge. The annual percentage rate will be a fixed or variable rate. See "Fixed
Rate" or "Variable Rate" for descriptions.
Average Daily Balance - The average account balance for a billing cycle. Your
finance charge will be based on this balance. You can figure out your average daily
balance by adding the balances of each day of the cycle together and then divide
them by the number of days in the cycle.
Balance Transfer - The act of transferring the whole or partial balance of one
credit card to another credit card. This is usually done if the balance is being
transferred to a card with a lower annual percentage rate.
Balance Transfer Fee - A fee that may be charged to cardholders for transferring
a balance from one card to another.
Billing Cycle - The days between the last statement and the current statement.
Billing cycles generally range from 20 to 32 days.
Cash Advance - Obtaining cash from the card instead of using it to make a
purchase. The Grace Period does not apply to cash advances. See "Grace Period"
for more information.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Cash Advance Fee - A fee charged for using your card to obtain cash. The fee
will be a percentage of the transaction or a flat fee. Higher interest rates generally
apply to cash advances.
Charge Card - Different from a credit card as they generally have an annual fee
and require the balance to be paid monthly.
Debit Card - A card issued by the cardholder's bank that may be used to make
purchases or get cash from ATMs. Each purchase will deduct money from the
cardholder's checking account and works much like a check.
Fair Credit Billing Act - An Act passed by Congress in 1975 to help cardholders
resolve billing problems with issuers. The Act gave cardholder certain rights when
dealing with credit card issuers.
Finance Charge - The amount of interest charged to an account for the billing
cycle.
Fixed Rate - A fixed annual percentage rate of the finance charge.
Frequent Flyer Miles - Miles that can be used for free travel or other discounts,
and are earn each time you use your card. Most major U.S. Airlines offer these
cards. Frequent Flyer Miles are sometimes referred to as Airline Miles.
Gold Card - A credit card issued by issuers that may include added benefits not
offered with a Classic or Standard credit card. The credit line is generally between
$2,000 and $5,000.
Grace Period - The time allowed to pay your balance without being charged a
finance charge. Usually 25 to 30 days.
Interest Rate - The yearly percentage rate of the finance charge. The interest
rate will be a fixed or variable rate. See "Fixed Rate" or "Variable Rate" for
descriptions. The Interest Rate is also known as the Annual Percentage Rate
(APR).
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Introductory Rate - A low interest rate offered for a limited time, usually for the
first 3 to 6 months on being a cardholder. Commonly known as a "Teaser Rate" for
persuading cardholders to apply.
Late Payment Fee - A fee charged to a cardholder's account once a payment is
overdue.
Mastercard - An institution that licenses it's brand to member banks for use on
credit cards and other products.
Minimum Monthly Payment - The minimum amount of the balance a cardholder
is required to pay to keep the account in good standing.
Over Credit Limit Fee - A fee charged if your balance exceeds your credit limit.
Periodic Rate - The interest rate of a specified period of time, usually referred to
as a monthly periodic rate or daily periodic rate.
Pre-Approved - A person who has passed the preliminary screening for the credit
card. The person will still need to have their credit checked.
Platinum Card - Usually offered to people with higher incomes and a good credit
history. This card has a minimum credit limit of $5,000 and may include member
benefits.
Prime Rate - The lending rate set by the Federal Reserve to banks. Currently
9.5%
Rebate Card - Allows a cardholder to earn points or money to get cash,
merchandise, or services for using the card.
Secured Card - A card that is secured by a savings account opened with the
issuer. The card is designed for people who are looking to rebuild their credit, but
are having trouble getting an unsecured card. See "Unsecured Card" for details.
Standard Card - The Mastercard version of a basic credit card. Generally has a
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
lower credit limit. The Visa version is a Classic Card.
Titanium Card - Usually offered to people with higher incomes and a good credit
history. This card has a credit limit above the Platinum level and may include
member benefits.
Truth in Lending Act - A law requiring lenders to provide information giving
borrowers the ability to compare one loan to another.
Unsecured Card - A credit card that is not secured by collateral. Unsecured cards
are the majority of cards issued.
Variable Rate - A rate that can increase or decrease with the changes of the
Prime Rate or London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR).
Visa - An institution that lincenses it's brand to member banks for use on credit
cards and other products.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Name _____________________
Use the glossary that was passed out to define each of these terms in your own words.
Annual Fee:
Finance Charge:
Cash-Advance and Cash-Advance Fees:
Grace Period:
Annual Percentage Rate (APR):
Interest Rates:
Fixed Rate:
Variable Rate:
Introductory Rate:
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Understanding a Credit Card Application
Name of Credit Card: ______________________________________________
Annual Fee: _________________ Finance Charge: _________________
Cash-Advance Fees: _________________ Cash-Advance APR: _________________
Grace Period: _________________
Over-Credit Limit Fee: _________________
Annual Percentage Rate (explain below):
Bonus gifts?
Based on the information above, what do you think of this particular Credit Card? Is it a good offer?
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 6: Comparing Credit Cards
Prep Work
• You will need to find 5 different credit card offers, ideally that have some key variations between them
– for example, some that are from a bank, other that are issued by a company like The Gap. I used
offers that were sent to my house (and crossed off any key information on them). Sometimes credit card
offers have plastic cards attached that look like real credit cards. Students will find these interesting to
look at and discuss).
1. Comparing 5 Offers
a. Give students copies of 5 different credit card offers.
b. Brainstorm a list (as a class) of the different categories they would want to look at to
compare cards, and write them on the board.
c. Have students compare the 5 cards they are given.
Homework
1) Finish the assignment from class
2) Look through a newspaper, magazine, etc, and bring in an advertisement for some item you might
like to buy. This item should cost between $100 and $500.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 7: What Would it Cost?
Prep Work
Bring in a newspaper in case students forgot to do their homework… Or bring in several advertisements
for different products
1. Review Assignment from yesterday
a. Make a chart on the board of the different credit cards and the information about them for
each of the categories you’d picked
2. Activity
a. First, ask students to pick whichever credit card they think is the best. On a piece of
paper in their notebook, they should write one paragraph about why they think that card
is the best
b. Next, ask students to guess:
• How many months it will take to pay off their item?
• How much total money they will pay for their item?
c. Students should work to answer both of these questions. Have them imagine that they
have a monthly minimum of $20.
Homework
Finish assignment from class
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Optional Day: Graphing A Quadratic Equation
If you would like, you can take a day to have students make a graph of the different totals an item would
cost depending on how much money they paid as the minimum each month. Because the overall cost
becomes exponentially smaller as the minimum payment increases, the resulting graph is of a nicely
shaped curve. Students could make the graph to either visualize the drastic difference that increasing the
monthly minimum would make, or to work on finding an equation for the line.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 9 - Credit Card Project, Introduction
1. Overview of Project
a. Explain to students that the goal of this project is to design a pamphlet for other students
in the school to inform them about Credit Cards.
b. The pamphlet will have two parts
i. Part 1: General information about Credit Cards
ii. Part 2: Results of a school-wide survey about Credit Cards
2. Designing The Survey
a. Discuss what types of questions would allow us to do some type of mathematical analysis
of the results… Help them understand that questions with a write-in response wont work
because there is no way to any arithmetical calculations.
b. Explain that the questions need to be able to be answered from a series of choices…
There are four ways of doing this:
i. Multiple choice
ii. Yes/No
iii. True/False
iv. Questions that can be answered with a number.
c. Explain that these questions should illicit:
i. What students do/don’t know about credit cards
ii. Information about their current credit card status.
d. Possible questions include:
 Do you own a credit card? Yes or no.
 How much money do you spend each month on your credit card?
 Multiple choice questions about the definitions of various C.C. terms
e. Ask each student to write one question they would want to be included on the survey.
Then discuss each answer to see if it meets the criteria from above.
f. Discuss how you are going to give this survey out to members of the school. You could
discuss survey methods, sample populations, etc, but it isn’t crucial that students
understand these concepts.
g. An example of a student-written survey is below
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Student Survey: Credit Cards
Please take 5 minutes to fill out this short survey we are using for a math class. Thank you
for taking this seriously.
Age __________________ Gender_________________
Have you previously or presently had/have a credit card? Circle one:
Yes No
If you answered “Yes”…
…who pays the bill? Circle one: … how much do you spend each month?
You Someone Else
The following questions assess your knowledge about Credit Cards. Please select an
answer for each question.
1. How does “APR” affect your credit card payment?
A) It’s a bonus prize or gift
B) It makes your payments faster and therefore you pay less money
C) It is money that builds up over time so you pay less on your bill
D) It is interest that builds up over time that adds more money onto your bill
2. How old do you have to be to own a Credit Card? _____________________
3. You can get money out of an ATM machine with a Credit Card. True or False?
4. One difference between a Debit Card and a Credit Card is:
a) A Debit Card is pre-paid whereas a Credit Card is paid at the end of each month
b) A Debit Card is only for food and a Credit Card is for everything else
c) A Debit Card can be used anywhere and a Credit Card cant be
d) Having a Debit Card is more expensive than having a Credit Card
5. Do you consider a Credit Card to be “free money”? Circle one:
Yes No
6. The maximum amount you can spend on a credit card is:
A) The amount changes based on what the company gives you
B) You can set any amount
C) $500
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
D) $1,000
Day 10 – Designing Part II of the Pamphlet
1. Designing the Pamphlet
a. Each member of class (probably in groups) will need to write a different section.
b. Start by brainstorming what sections the pamphlet will need. This can be phrased to
students as a question: “What are the most important things for other people to
understand about credit cards?” (Make sure to be thorough, but also brief, because if
there is too much information students might be confused on not interested in reading
it.)
c. Possible sections include:
1. Introduction… including facts about debt, teen C.C. use, etc.
2. Overview of how a CC works.
ii. Danger of using a CC… Example of how expensive they can be with compound
interest
iii. What to look for in a credit card – what makes a card “good” or “bad”?
iv. Advantages/Disadvantages of ownership
v. Important Credit Card terminology
2. Writing the Sections
a. Students should break into groups and begin writing their section. When they are
done, they can discuss their work with other people to determine what information is
missing, what information is not needed, etc.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 11: Analyzing the Surveys
Prep Work
If you haven’t figured out a way to have the surveys completed, you should include an extra day or two
before this activity to work as a class getting surveys completed. Or, if you can get the surveys done
outside of regular class time, proceed from here.
1. Organizing the Data
a. Create a chart to record the data. This could be done by hand, or using Microsoft Excel if
it is available
b. After the data has been recorded on a chart, create frequency tables for various groupings
by age, grade, gender, or subgroups like 16 year-old males or Freshman females
2. Writing Questions to Answer with the Data
a. Looking through your survey or questionnaire, come up with questions that you could
answer looking at the Frequency Tables.
b. Examples could include: Which age group is most likely to have a credit card? What is
the average credit card debt for students in the school who have a credit card?
3. Answering the questions
a. Use the Frequency tables to answer the questions you’ve written from above.
b. Have students record the key findings – the answers to the questions from above that they
think are the most important, interesting, etc.
4. Graphs
a. Make bar graphs and pie graphs based on the results from the Frequency Tables
5. Optional
a. You can look for correlations between different categories by posing and then answering
questions such as: “Is there a relationship between what grade someone is in, and how
much credit card debt they have?”
b. You can also do more complex statistical work on the survey to test the reliability of the
data, although this was not what this unit was intended to be about.
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
Day 12: Portfolio
Part I – Credit Cards
a) Explain everything you know about credit cards – what they are, how they work,
advantages/disadvantages to having them, how to look for a good card, etc.
b) Discuss the huge problem of Credit Card debt in this country. What gets people
into debt? Why is being in debt so harmful for people? Please provide statistics
about credit card debt.
Part II – Surveys
Just like we did in class with the Credit Card survey, you now need to do your own
survey. Follow the steps we did in class to complete your own survey:
a) Pick a topic
b) Design a survey with at least 4 questions
c) Give the survey to at least 10 people
d) Come up with a system to record the results of your survey
e) Analyze the results of your survey
f) State the key findings of your survey
* For each of the steps listed above, you need to describe the thinking and reasoning
behind each step (explain what you did, and why you did it.)
** You must pick a topic that has a social justice theme. So, you can’t survey people
about their favorite colors or TV shows. But you can survey them about their experience
with police, fast food eating habits, etc.
MORE BOOKS
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
#haythamalfiqi Autism - The Complete Guide for Parents
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1547004673
#haythamalfiqi How to Make Money with Outsourced Articles and Article Marketing ?
http://amzn.to/1Uv1kJE
#haythamalfiqi How to Start a Day Care Center? http://amzn.to/1RtPc5n
#haythamalfiqi India Travel http://amzn.to/1RwKd6c
#haythamalfiqi Law of attraction: (A Simple Guide to attract Wealth, Health,power,and
Happiness) http://amzn.to/1UmirNh
#haythamalfiqi Nursing Careers: Do You Have What It Takes http://amzn.to/1pDLChD
#haythamalfiqi Public Contract Law: The Law Student's Guide to Pursuing a Career in Public
Contract Law http://amzn.to/1So19Ms
#haythamalfiqi Public Speaking: Secrets for Success http://amzn.to/1ZFuF3g
#haythamalfiqi The Quality of Life: health related quality of life questionnaire
http://amzn.to/1MKj4IL
#haythamalfiqi Self Insight and Professional Growth http://amzn.to/1Pyee13
#haythamalfiqi Sex Life after 60: ( Common Issues to Consider if you want to have a Great Sex
Life after 60 ) http://amzn.to/1RwLcTO
#haythamalfiqi Swimming Pool Guide http://amzn.to/1UUA5GS
#haythamalfiqi The Weight Loss Solution :: 53 Lessons for loss Your Weight Forever
http://amzn.to/1RmkIWt
#haythamalfiqi WHAT DO YOU WANT? how to design a plan for your life: how to design a plan
for your life http://amzn.to/1ZFuG7i
#haythamalfiqi Wood Working Guilds http://amzn.to/1UQoXMj
#haythamalfiqi Yoga :: An Easy Yoga for Beginners Guide (Lose Weight, And Heal Your
Body) http://amzn.to/1pR1P3Q *
#haythamalfiqi Criminal Law: International Criminal Police Organization
http://amzn.to/25qILcO *
#haythamalfiqi American Idol Contestants http://amzn.to/1So25jJ
#haythamalfiqi Bitcoin : The Ultimate Guide for Beginners http://amzn.to/1pDMaUU
#haythamalfiqi Building Self Esteem http://amzn.to/1SeuCFV *
#haythamalfiqi Catch A Cheating Lover http://amzn.to/1VOHNTI
#haythamalfiqi Contracts http://amzn.to/1XW5urA *
#haythamalfiqi Cosmetic Surgery: Signs You May Need a Cosmetic Surgery Facelift
http://amzn.to/1pDMovi
#haythamalfiqi Credit Card Debt: Everything You Need to Know to Avoid the Mistakes
http://amzn.to/25qJafs
#haythamalfiqi Dog Training: : Complete Guide to Training Your Dog or
Puppy http://amzn.to/1Rml9A2 *
#haythamalfiqi Dream Interpretation: This book explains in detail the interpretation of dreams
http://amzn.to/1RHyZPq *
#haythamalfiqi E-Bay http://amzn.to/21NdtIr
#haythamalfiqi Eat Healthier: Tips for healthy eating http://amzn.to/1Tce5Y6
#haythamalfiqi Facebook Marketing http://amzn.to/1MKktit
#haythamalfiqi Green Tea: Why You Must Drink It? http://amzn.to/1MtiioD
#haythamalfiqi Hawaii Vacation: A Travel Guide http://amzn.to/1oetslD
#haythamalfiqi Christian Organizations http://amzn.to/1YhysTt
#haythamalfiqi Anime and Sci-Fi Collecting http://amzn.to/1QWiNmv
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
#haythamalfiqi Anger Management: A Grandiosity Mind Trapped in Anger
http://amzn.to/1UMgOrK
#haythamalfiqi Cat Behavior Training http://amzn.to/1XgS0sE
#haythamalfiqi A Firefighters Character http://amzn.to/1ZwoWfm
#haythamalfiqi A Good Mailing List for a Bad One http://amzn.to/1SYpp9P
#haythamalfiqi Wellness And Fitness http://amzn.to/1XgRNWw
#haythamalfiqi A Look at the Steps of Making Wine http://www.amazon.com/dp/1533165661
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/27nSCB9
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR
#haythamalfiqi Haytham Al Fiqi blog : http://www.authorhaf.org/
Haytham Al Fiqi Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/authorhaythamalfiqi/
#haythamalfiqi Italy Vacations: A Travel Guide http://amzn.to/1UrvMmD
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Benefits of Affiliate Marketing http://amzn.to/1fDkw4y
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited The Encyclopedia of Dentistry(Part2)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FHOZE6E
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited The Encyclopedia of Dentistry
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FHN5S0C
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited most effective way to make money on Craigslist
http://amzn.to/1fz14WF
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited 78 Ways to Make Money Working from Home
http://amzn.to/1iFpyhq
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited making money online as an affiliate with Click bank
http://amzn.to/1fz1uwt
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited How to Earn Money online using Twitter $100-$500 per day
http://amzn.to/1lFBNdu
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Make Money Online - Using Pinterest http://amzn.to/1rV8ZPW
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Niche blogging is easier then you think - 6 figure blogging ,
http://amzn.to/1o8Efst
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Fiverr Secrets http://amzn.to/1fUFzdF
#haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Secret Ways To Make Money On YouTube
http://amzn.to/1pV2Aqt
Jamaica Vacations #haythamalfiqi http://amzn.to/2szlTIF
Espresso: The Quality of Espresso Cup http://amzn.to/2typdIi
Abundance and Prosperity Reiki http://amzn.to/2t40WJD
Contracts by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2tySouV
relating to certain aspects of the laws on the use of languages in Belgium by Haytham Al Fiqi
http://amzn.to/2ubObLo
History of Flight by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2uc9ixe
Natural Remedies: Tips for Using Natural Remedies by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2stuQZ5
Espresso: The Quality of Espresso Cups by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2tyqoYe
Nursing Careers: Do You Have What It Takes by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2uc120d
Hawaii Vacation: A Travel Guide by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2td3AuU
Dream Interpretation: This book explains in detail the interpretation of dreams by Haytham Al
Fiqi http://amzn.to/2ubYBec
Yoga :: An Easy Yoga for Beginners Guide (Lose Weight, And Heal Your Body) by Haytham Al
Fiqi http://amzn.to/2td418H
Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR

More Related Content

What's hot

The Rise of the Informed Consumer
The Rise of the Informed ConsumerThe Rise of the Informed Consumer
The Rise of the Informed ConsumerHobsons
 
Social trust slide show october 2010
Social trust slide show october 2010Social trust slide show october 2010
Social trust slide show october 2010Sadie
 
DDB Mudra Group's India Youth Report
DDB Mudra Group's India Youth ReportDDB Mudra Group's India Youth Report
DDB Mudra Group's India Youth ReportSamyak Chakrabarty
 
Star Tribune Archives
Star Tribune ArchivesStar Tribune Archives
Star Tribune ArchivesDan High
 
Back-To-School Shopping Survey Analysis
Back-To-School Shopping Survey AnalysisBack-To-School Shopping Survey Analysis
Back-To-School Shopping Survey AnalysisGreg Russak
 
Determining employers' attitudes towards credit card and money[#536107] 664273
Determining employers' attitudes towards credit card and money[#536107] 664273Determining employers' attitudes towards credit card and money[#536107] 664273
Determining employers' attitudes towards credit card and money[#536107] 664273Mesut DOĞAN
 
Professional en-ethical-issues-in-it-ethical-social-legal-and-professional-co...
Professional en-ethical-issues-in-it-ethical-social-legal-and-professional-co...Professional en-ethical-issues-in-it-ethical-social-legal-and-professional-co...
Professional en-ethical-issues-in-it-ethical-social-legal-and-professional-co...Assignment_makers
 
#SMEcom Presentation
#SMEcom Presentation#SMEcom Presentation
#SMEcom PresentationAlyson Nagle
 

What's hot (9)

The Rise of the Informed Consumer
The Rise of the Informed ConsumerThe Rise of the Informed Consumer
The Rise of the Informed Consumer
 
Social trust slide show october 2010
Social trust slide show october 2010Social trust slide show october 2010
Social trust slide show october 2010
 
How To Sell To Us Schools
How To Sell To Us SchoolsHow To Sell To Us Schools
How To Sell To Us Schools
 
DDB Mudra Group's India Youth Report
DDB Mudra Group's India Youth ReportDDB Mudra Group's India Youth Report
DDB Mudra Group's India Youth Report
 
Star Tribune Archives
Star Tribune ArchivesStar Tribune Archives
Star Tribune Archives
 
Back-To-School Shopping Survey Analysis
Back-To-School Shopping Survey AnalysisBack-To-School Shopping Survey Analysis
Back-To-School Shopping Survey Analysis
 
Determining employers' attitudes towards credit card and money[#536107] 664273
Determining employers' attitudes towards credit card and money[#536107] 664273Determining employers' attitudes towards credit card and money[#536107] 664273
Determining employers' attitudes towards credit card and money[#536107] 664273
 
Professional en-ethical-issues-in-it-ethical-social-legal-and-professional-co...
Professional en-ethical-issues-in-it-ethical-social-legal-and-professional-co...Professional en-ethical-issues-in-it-ethical-social-legal-and-professional-co...
Professional en-ethical-issues-in-it-ethical-social-legal-and-professional-co...
 
#SMEcom Presentation
#SMEcom Presentation#SMEcom Presentation
#SMEcom Presentation
 

Similar to Radical Math

12comm idea development final
12comm idea development final12comm idea development final
12comm idea development finalAmeena Molyneux
 
The millennial and data-driven (r)evolution of fintech
The millennial and data-driven (r)evolution of fintechThe millennial and data-driven (r)evolution of fintech
The millennial and data-driven (r)evolution of fintechGuy Turner
 
8 Tips For Millennials Tackling Student-Loan Debt
8 Tips For Millennials Tackling Student-Loan Debt8 Tips For Millennials Tackling Student-Loan Debt
8 Tips For Millennials Tackling Student-Loan DebtPerformance SLC
 
Consumers Buying Behaviors’ Loans and Credits: A Situationer
Consumers Buying Behaviors’ Loans and Credits: A SituationerConsumers Buying Behaviors’ Loans and Credits: A Situationer
Consumers Buying Behaviors’ Loans and Credits: A SituationerIJAEMSJORNAL
 
Quantitative Tools for research Project Report
Quantitative Tools for research Project Report Quantitative Tools for research Project Report
Quantitative Tools for research Project Report Muhammad Nadeem
 
10 Interesting Facts On Credit Cards
10 Interesting Facts On Credit Cards10 Interesting Facts On Credit Cards
10 Interesting Facts On Credit CardsFSBT
 
43888714 plastic-money-full-project
43888714 plastic-money-full-project43888714 plastic-money-full-project
43888714 plastic-money-full-projectJeet Yadavv
 
Personal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card Marketing
Personal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card MarketingPersonal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card Marketing
Personal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card Marketingtiresomerat7000
 
82839826 premium-services-on-cc
82839826 premium-services-on-cc82839826 premium-services-on-cc
82839826 premium-services-on-cchomeworkping3
 
Essay Writing Help In Australia At Rs 250Pag
Essay Writing Help In Australia At Rs 250PagEssay Writing Help In Australia At Rs 250Pag
Essay Writing Help In Australia At Rs 250PagLiz Graham
 
My Little Brother Essay
My Little Brother EssayMy Little Brother Essay
My Little Brother EssayJackie Jones
 

Similar to Radical Math (13)

A Survey of Contracted Seniors’ First Credit Card Choosing Intentions and the...
A Survey of Contracted Seniors’ First Credit Card Choosing Intentions and the...A Survey of Contracted Seniors’ First Credit Card Choosing Intentions and the...
A Survey of Contracted Seniors’ First Credit Card Choosing Intentions and the...
 
12comm idea development final
12comm idea development final12comm idea development final
12comm idea development final
 
Credit cards
Credit cardsCredit cards
Credit cards
 
The millennial and data-driven (r)evolution of fintech
The millennial and data-driven (r)evolution of fintechThe millennial and data-driven (r)evolution of fintech
The millennial and data-driven (r)evolution of fintech
 
8 Tips For Millennials Tackling Student-Loan Debt
8 Tips For Millennials Tackling Student-Loan Debt8 Tips For Millennials Tackling Student-Loan Debt
8 Tips For Millennials Tackling Student-Loan Debt
 
Consumers Buying Behaviors’ Loans and Credits: A Situationer
Consumers Buying Behaviors’ Loans and Credits: A SituationerConsumers Buying Behaviors’ Loans and Credits: A Situationer
Consumers Buying Behaviors’ Loans and Credits: A Situationer
 
Quantitative Tools for research Project Report
Quantitative Tools for research Project Report Quantitative Tools for research Project Report
Quantitative Tools for research Project Report
 
10 Interesting Facts On Credit Cards
10 Interesting Facts On Credit Cards10 Interesting Facts On Credit Cards
10 Interesting Facts On Credit Cards
 
43888714 plastic-money-full-project
43888714 plastic-money-full-project43888714 plastic-money-full-project
43888714 plastic-money-full-project
 
Personal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card Marketing
Personal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card MarketingPersonal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card Marketing
Personal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card Marketing
 
82839826 premium-services-on-cc
82839826 premium-services-on-cc82839826 premium-services-on-cc
82839826 premium-services-on-cc
 
Essay Writing Help In Australia At Rs 250Pag
Essay Writing Help In Australia At Rs 250PagEssay Writing Help In Australia At Rs 250Pag
Essay Writing Help In Australia At Rs 250Pag
 
My Little Brother Essay
My Little Brother EssayMy Little Brother Essay
My Little Brother Essay
 

More from suzi smith

How to Answer The 64 Toughest Interview Questions
How to Answer  The 64 Toughest  Interview  QuestionsHow to Answer  The 64 Toughest  Interview  Questions
How to Answer The 64 Toughest Interview Questionssuzi smith
 
FASHION AND GLOBALIZATION
FASHION AND GLOBALIZATIONFASHION AND GLOBALIZATION
FASHION AND GLOBALIZATIONsuzi smith
 
Omkoltoum el sayed thesis
Omkoltoum el sayed thesisOmkoltoum el sayed thesis
Omkoltoum el sayed thesissuzi smith
 
HEALTH MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY ...
HEALTH  MANAGEMENT EDUCATION  IN RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY ...HEALTH  MANAGEMENT EDUCATION  IN RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY ...
HEALTH MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY ...suzi smith
 
Three-Day Food Record
Three-Day Food RecordThree-Day Food Record
Three-Day Food Recordsuzi smith
 
OUTLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW
OUTLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWOUTLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW
OUTLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWsuzi smith
 
General Provisions
General ProvisionsGeneral Provisions
General Provisionssuzi smith
 
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (ZVZD-1) GENERAL PROVISIONS
  HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (ZVZD-1) GENERAL PROVISIONS  HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (ZVZD-1) GENERAL PROVISIONS
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (ZVZD-1) GENERAL PROVISIONSsuzi smith
 
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON COURTS
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON COURTSREPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON COURTS
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON COURTSsuzi smith
 
THE MARKETING PLAN
THE MARKETING PLANTHE MARKETING PLAN
THE MARKETING PLANsuzi smith
 
Social Networking Tools for Academic Libraries
Social Networking Tools for Academic LibrariesSocial Networking Tools for Academic Libraries
Social Networking Tools for Academic Librariessuzi smith
 
Dividing the Debts in a California Divorce
Dividing the Debts in a California DivorceDividing the Debts in a California Divorce
Dividing the Debts in a California Divorcesuzi smith
 
LAW ON STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONS
LAW ON STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONSLAW ON STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONS
LAW ON STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONSsuzi smith
 
LAW OF MONGOLIA ON LAND
LAW OF MONGOLIA ON LANDLAW OF MONGOLIA ON LAND
LAW OF MONGOLIA ON LANDsuzi smith
 
Constitutional Law I
Constitutional Law IConstitutional Law I
Constitutional Law Isuzi smith
 
HOW UKRAINIAN AMBER IS ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED TO POLAND
HOW UKRAINIAN AMBER IS ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED TO POLANDHOW UKRAINIAN AMBER IS ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED TO POLAND
HOW UKRAINIAN AMBER IS ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED TO POLANDsuzi smith
 
Fireworks tf coms
Fireworks tf comsFireworks tf coms
Fireworks tf comssuzi smith
 

More from suzi smith (20)

How to Answer The 64 Toughest Interview Questions
How to Answer  The 64 Toughest  Interview  QuestionsHow to Answer  The 64 Toughest  Interview  Questions
How to Answer The 64 Toughest Interview Questions
 
FASHION AND GLOBALIZATION
FASHION AND GLOBALIZATIONFASHION AND GLOBALIZATION
FASHION AND GLOBALIZATION
 
Omkoltoum el sayed thesis
Omkoltoum el sayed thesisOmkoltoum el sayed thesis
Omkoltoum el sayed thesis
 
HEALTH MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY ...
HEALTH  MANAGEMENT EDUCATION  IN RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY ...HEALTH  MANAGEMENT EDUCATION  IN RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY ...
HEALTH MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY ...
 
Three-Day Food Record
Three-Day Food RecordThree-Day Food Record
Three-Day Food Record
 
Healthy food
Healthy foodHealthy food
Healthy food
 
OUTLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW
OUTLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWOUTLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW
OUTLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW
 
General Provisions
General ProvisionsGeneral Provisions
General Provisions
 
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (ZVZD-1) GENERAL PROVISIONS
  HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (ZVZD-1) GENERAL PROVISIONS  HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (ZVZD-1) GENERAL PROVISIONS
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (ZVZD-1) GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON COURTS
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON COURTSREPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON COURTS
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON COURTS
 
The civil law
The civil lawThe civil law
The civil law
 
THE MARKETING PLAN
THE MARKETING PLANTHE MARKETING PLAN
THE MARKETING PLAN
 
Social Networking Tools for Academic Libraries
Social Networking Tools for Academic LibrariesSocial Networking Tools for Academic Libraries
Social Networking Tools for Academic Libraries
 
Dividing the Debts in a California Divorce
Dividing the Debts in a California DivorceDividing the Debts in a California Divorce
Dividing the Debts in a California Divorce
 
Banking Law
Banking Law Banking Law
Banking Law
 
LAW ON STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONS
LAW ON STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONSLAW ON STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONS
LAW ON STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
LAW OF MONGOLIA ON LAND
LAW OF MONGOLIA ON LANDLAW OF MONGOLIA ON LAND
LAW OF MONGOLIA ON LAND
 
Constitutional Law I
Constitutional Law IConstitutional Law I
Constitutional Law I
 
HOW UKRAINIAN AMBER IS ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED TO POLAND
HOW UKRAINIAN AMBER IS ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED TO POLANDHOW UKRAINIAN AMBER IS ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED TO POLAND
HOW UKRAINIAN AMBER IS ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED TO POLAND
 
Fireworks tf coms
Fireworks tf comsFireworks tf coms
Fireworks tf coms
 

Recently uploaded

Uae-NO1 Black Magic Specialist In Lahore Black magic In Pakistan Kala Ilam Ex...
Uae-NO1 Black Magic Specialist In Lahore Black magic In Pakistan Kala Ilam Ex...Uae-NO1 Black Magic Specialist In Lahore Black magic In Pakistan Kala Ilam Ex...
Uae-NO1 Black Magic Specialist In Lahore Black magic In Pakistan Kala Ilam Ex...Amil baba
 
The Inspirational Story of Julio Herrera Velutini - Global Finance Leader
The Inspirational Story of Julio Herrera Velutini - Global Finance LeaderThe Inspirational Story of Julio Herrera Velutini - Global Finance Leader
The Inspirational Story of Julio Herrera Velutini - Global Finance LeaderArianna Varetto
 
2024-04-09 - Pension Playpen roundtable - slides.pptx
2024-04-09 - Pension Playpen roundtable - slides.pptx2024-04-09 - Pension Playpen roundtable - slides.pptx
2024-04-09 - Pension Playpen roundtable - slides.pptxHenry Tapper
 
Unveiling Business Expansion Trends in 2024
Unveiling Business Expansion Trends in 2024Unveiling Business Expansion Trends in 2024
Unveiling Business Expansion Trends in 2024Champak Jhagmag
 
Market Morning Updates for 16th April 2024
Market Morning Updates for 16th April 2024Market Morning Updates for 16th April 2024
Market Morning Updates for 16th April 2024Devarsh Vakil
 
Financial analysis on Risk and Return.ppt
Financial analysis on Risk and Return.pptFinancial analysis on Risk and Return.ppt
Financial analysis on Risk and Return.ppttadegebreyesus
 
Role of Information and technology in banking and finance .pptx
Role of Information and technology in banking and finance .pptxRole of Information and technology in banking and finance .pptx
Role of Information and technology in banking and finance .pptxNarayaniTripathi2
 
Stock Market Brief Deck FOR 4/17 video.pdf
Stock Market Brief Deck FOR 4/17 video.pdfStock Market Brief Deck FOR 4/17 video.pdf
Stock Market Brief Deck FOR 4/17 video.pdfMichael Silva
 
《加拿大本地办假证-寻找办理Dalhousie毕业证和达尔豪斯大学毕业证书的中介代理》
《加拿大本地办假证-寻找办理Dalhousie毕业证和达尔豪斯大学毕业证书的中介代理》《加拿大本地办假证-寻找办理Dalhousie毕业证和达尔豪斯大学毕业证书的中介代理》
《加拿大本地办假证-寻找办理Dalhousie毕业证和达尔豪斯大学毕业证书的中介代理》rnrncn29
 
Overview of Inkel Unlisted Shares Price.
Overview of Inkel Unlisted Shares Price.Overview of Inkel Unlisted Shares Price.
Overview of Inkel Unlisted Shares Price.Precize Formely Leadoff
 
Global Economic Outlook, 2024 - Scholaride Consulting
Global Economic Outlook, 2024 - Scholaride ConsultingGlobal Economic Outlook, 2024 - Scholaride Consulting
Global Economic Outlook, 2024 - Scholaride Consultingswastiknandyofficial
 
Liquidity Decisions in Financial management
Liquidity Decisions in Financial managementLiquidity Decisions in Financial management
Liquidity Decisions in Financial managementshrutisingh143670
 
cost of capital questions financial management
cost of capital questions financial managementcost of capital questions financial management
cost of capital questions financial managementtanmayarora23
 
Amil Baba In Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Islamabad amil baba in...
Amil Baba In Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Islamabad amil baba in...Amil Baba In Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Islamabad amil baba in...
Amil Baba In Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Islamabad amil baba in...amilabibi1
 
10 QuickBooks Tips 2024 - Globus Finanza.pdf
10 QuickBooks Tips 2024 - Globus Finanza.pdf10 QuickBooks Tips 2024 - Globus Finanza.pdf
10 QuickBooks Tips 2024 - Globus Finanza.pdfglobusfinanza
 
Introduction to Health Economics Dr. R. Kurinji Malar.pptx
Introduction to Health Economics Dr. R. Kurinji Malar.pptxIntroduction to Health Economics Dr. R. Kurinji Malar.pptx
Introduction to Health Economics Dr. R. Kurinji Malar.pptxDrRkurinjiMalarkurin
 
『澳洲文凭』买科廷大学毕业证书成绩单办理澳洲Curtin文凭学位证书
『澳洲文凭』买科廷大学毕业证书成绩单办理澳洲Curtin文凭学位证书『澳洲文凭』买科廷大学毕业证书成绩单办理澳洲Curtin文凭学位证书
『澳洲文凭』买科廷大学毕业证书成绩单办理澳洲Curtin文凭学位证书rnrncn29
 
Uae-NO1 Rohani Amil In Islamabad Amil Baba in Rawalpindi Kala Jadu Amil In Ra...
Uae-NO1 Rohani Amil In Islamabad Amil Baba in Rawalpindi Kala Jadu Amil In Ra...Uae-NO1 Rohani Amil In Islamabad Amil Baba in Rawalpindi Kala Jadu Amil In Ra...
Uae-NO1 Rohani Amil In Islamabad Amil Baba in Rawalpindi Kala Jadu Amil In Ra...Amil baba
 
Unit 4.1 financial markets operations .pdf
Unit 4.1 financial markets operations .pdfUnit 4.1 financial markets operations .pdf
Unit 4.1 financial markets operations .pdfSatyamSinghParihar2
 

Recently uploaded (20)

Uae-NO1 Black Magic Specialist In Lahore Black magic In Pakistan Kala Ilam Ex...
Uae-NO1 Black Magic Specialist In Lahore Black magic In Pakistan Kala Ilam Ex...Uae-NO1 Black Magic Specialist In Lahore Black magic In Pakistan Kala Ilam Ex...
Uae-NO1 Black Magic Specialist In Lahore Black magic In Pakistan Kala Ilam Ex...
 
The Inspirational Story of Julio Herrera Velutini - Global Finance Leader
The Inspirational Story of Julio Herrera Velutini - Global Finance LeaderThe Inspirational Story of Julio Herrera Velutini - Global Finance Leader
The Inspirational Story of Julio Herrera Velutini - Global Finance Leader
 
Q1 2024 Newsletter | Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors
Q1 2024 Newsletter | Financial Synergies Wealth AdvisorsQ1 2024 Newsletter | Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors
Q1 2024 Newsletter | Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors
 
2024-04-09 - Pension Playpen roundtable - slides.pptx
2024-04-09 - Pension Playpen roundtable - slides.pptx2024-04-09 - Pension Playpen roundtable - slides.pptx
2024-04-09 - Pension Playpen roundtable - slides.pptx
 
Unveiling Business Expansion Trends in 2024
Unveiling Business Expansion Trends in 2024Unveiling Business Expansion Trends in 2024
Unveiling Business Expansion Trends in 2024
 
Market Morning Updates for 16th April 2024
Market Morning Updates for 16th April 2024Market Morning Updates for 16th April 2024
Market Morning Updates for 16th April 2024
 
Financial analysis on Risk and Return.ppt
Financial analysis on Risk and Return.pptFinancial analysis on Risk and Return.ppt
Financial analysis on Risk and Return.ppt
 
Role of Information and technology in banking and finance .pptx
Role of Information and technology in banking and finance .pptxRole of Information and technology in banking and finance .pptx
Role of Information and technology in banking and finance .pptx
 
Stock Market Brief Deck FOR 4/17 video.pdf
Stock Market Brief Deck FOR 4/17 video.pdfStock Market Brief Deck FOR 4/17 video.pdf
Stock Market Brief Deck FOR 4/17 video.pdf
 
《加拿大本地办假证-寻找办理Dalhousie毕业证和达尔豪斯大学毕业证书的中介代理》
《加拿大本地办假证-寻找办理Dalhousie毕业证和达尔豪斯大学毕业证书的中介代理》《加拿大本地办假证-寻找办理Dalhousie毕业证和达尔豪斯大学毕业证书的中介代理》
《加拿大本地办假证-寻找办理Dalhousie毕业证和达尔豪斯大学毕业证书的中介代理》
 
Overview of Inkel Unlisted Shares Price.
Overview of Inkel Unlisted Shares Price.Overview of Inkel Unlisted Shares Price.
Overview of Inkel Unlisted Shares Price.
 
Global Economic Outlook, 2024 - Scholaride Consulting
Global Economic Outlook, 2024 - Scholaride ConsultingGlobal Economic Outlook, 2024 - Scholaride Consulting
Global Economic Outlook, 2024 - Scholaride Consulting
 
Liquidity Decisions in Financial management
Liquidity Decisions in Financial managementLiquidity Decisions in Financial management
Liquidity Decisions in Financial management
 
cost of capital questions financial management
cost of capital questions financial managementcost of capital questions financial management
cost of capital questions financial management
 
Amil Baba In Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Islamabad amil baba in...
Amil Baba In Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Islamabad amil baba in...Amil Baba In Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Islamabad amil baba in...
Amil Baba In Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Islamabad amil baba in...
 
10 QuickBooks Tips 2024 - Globus Finanza.pdf
10 QuickBooks Tips 2024 - Globus Finanza.pdf10 QuickBooks Tips 2024 - Globus Finanza.pdf
10 QuickBooks Tips 2024 - Globus Finanza.pdf
 
Introduction to Health Economics Dr. R. Kurinji Malar.pptx
Introduction to Health Economics Dr. R. Kurinji Malar.pptxIntroduction to Health Economics Dr. R. Kurinji Malar.pptx
Introduction to Health Economics Dr. R. Kurinji Malar.pptx
 
『澳洲文凭』买科廷大学毕业证书成绩单办理澳洲Curtin文凭学位证书
『澳洲文凭』买科廷大学毕业证书成绩单办理澳洲Curtin文凭学位证书『澳洲文凭』买科廷大学毕业证书成绩单办理澳洲Curtin文凭学位证书
『澳洲文凭』买科廷大学毕业证书成绩单办理澳洲Curtin文凭学位证书
 
Uae-NO1 Rohani Amil In Islamabad Amil Baba in Rawalpindi Kala Jadu Amil In Ra...
Uae-NO1 Rohani Amil In Islamabad Amil Baba in Rawalpindi Kala Jadu Amil In Ra...Uae-NO1 Rohani Amil In Islamabad Amil Baba in Rawalpindi Kala Jadu Amil In Ra...
Uae-NO1 Rohani Amil In Islamabad Amil Baba in Rawalpindi Kala Jadu Amil In Ra...
 
Unit 4.1 financial markets operations .pdf
Unit 4.1 financial markets operations .pdfUnit 4.1 financial markets operations .pdf
Unit 4.1 financial markets operations .pdf
 

Radical Math

  • 1. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Radical MathRadical Math Credit Cards 101: Teaching Young People the Truth about the Plastic Peril Jonathan Osler jonathan.osler@gmail.com 917.288.7364
  • 2. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR DISCLAIMER: This lesson/unit should be considered a working draft. While it may not necessarily indicate the mathematical standards that were used in its development, such standards were consulted. It is the intention of the author that anyone considering using this lesson/unit should consult their local math content standards, and should make any changes to the materials as they see appropriate for their classroom and students. If you have any suggestions, comments, critiques, ideas, etc, for how to make this lesson/unit stronger, I welcome your feedback. In addition, if you use any or all of this lesson/unit in your classroom, please let me know about your experience. © Jonathan Osler, 2006 (Working Draft)
  • 3. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 1: Determining students knowledge about financial literacy • Give students JumpStart Coalition’s Personal Finance Quiz (from www.jumpstart.org). You can download this from the www.RadicalMath.org website by searching for Financial Literacy Survey.
  • 4. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 2: Introductory Activity Prep Work • You will need to compute the class scores on the Jumpstart Personal Finance Quiz. The answers can be downloaded from www.RadicalMath.org Materials • Poster paper • Markers • Tape 1. Results of Personal Finance Quiz (5 – 10 min) a. Discuss with the students how they did as a group compared to the national averages. Questions you could ask them: - Why do you think our class did better/worse than other students? - What do you think these results indicate about your understanding of personal finance? 2. Credit Card Introductory Activity (10 min) a. The goal of this activity is to see what students know and don’t know about Credit Cards… b. Put up poster paper with the following questions. Give them 10 minutes to walk around the room and write either a response to the question, or a response to someone else’s answer. - What is a credit card? - Who can get credit cards? - What are the advantages to having a credit card? - What are the disadvantages to using a credit card? - What should you look for when trying to choose the right credit card? - What do I want to know about credit cards? 3. Discussion (10 min) a. Walk around the room, and briefly read the comments from each poster. Ask follow-up questions to clarify responses. HomeWork: • Read “Mo Money, Mo Problems” (available at www.RadicalMath.org) and “Credit Cards Aim Marketing At Young Customers” (see below) and answer questions for HW
  • 5. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR “CREDIT CARD COMPANIES AIM MARKETING AT YOUNG CUSTOMERS” By Carol Frey, The News & Observer Long before Alan Broughton got his high school diploma, he got a Capital One Visa card. Like many of his classmates, Broughton had received two or three credit-card offers before his 18th birthday last October. "Since I turned 18, I get them all the time," he said. Parents, consumer advocates and now some members of Congress are expressing alarm at what they see as a take-no-prisoners marketing of credit cards to younger and younger teens. One prime example is Capital One of Falls Church, Va., among the largest credit-card companies in the world. Capital One began a full-scale sales effort aimed at students 16 to 18 last summer. And in April, a survey of 2,044 students nationally found that 12 percent of those 12 to 19 have -- and use -- credit cards in their own names. For teenagers who see gold in that plastic, credit-card debt can become a lead weight that scares away future employers and lenders. "I interviewed a kid who started college with a $5,000 debt," said Robert Manning, a Georgetown University sociologist who has studied the credit-card market for five years. "We're talking about ruining students' lives forever here." Credit-card companies say they are after brand loyalty when they market to teenagers, and all but a fraction of teens handle debt as well as any adult. To reduce that fraction, the companies have developed educational programs for parents and schools. FINDING WAYS TO GET CARDS Like Broughton, more students are arriving on college campuses with credit cards every year: 15 percent in 1998, compared with 11 percent in 1994, according to Manning. "The credit-card marketers sign high school kids at college fairs," Manning said. "They get paid by the number of applications they turn in." Determined students will just keep sending in applications until one gets through, he said. High school students say they find applications on the Internet, at mall stores offering teddy bears or discounts in return for applying, and in their own mail boxes. For Jenny Lam, a rising junior, credit-card applications have been easy to come by since she joined a music club at age 14. "I was in a CD club. ... They don't ask you how old you are as long as you pay your bills," she said. Although she never mailed any of those credit-card applications, Lam said she can readily understand teens who do. "You're 15, and you get something that says you've got a thousand dollars," she said.
  • 6. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR "You're not telling me you're not going to the store." HARDER PITCHES IN COLLEGE When teens get into big trouble with credit-card debt, it's usually at college when they're on their own. And on college campuses of the '90s, they find banks giving away everything from T-shirts to sets of steak knives to students who fill out credit-card applications. Colleges are in cahoots with them, Manning complained. In a June 8 report for the Consumer Federation of America, Manning relayed the story of a University of Oklahoma freshman named Trisha Johnson who applied for three credit cards during her first semester -- and charged up to her credit limit on all three. After losing her part-time job in December 1997, she committed suicide in her dorm room with her checkbook and $2,500 worth of bills spread out on her bed. Although suicide is rare, Manning said bankruptcy and dropping out of school to work off credit-card debt are not. From: www.iccu.com
  • 7. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR “Mo Money, Mo Problems” According to the article, what percent of people of color in the United State are living with some sort of financial crisis? Kat Aaron, the woman who works for RYSE, suggests that people of color don’t have as much access to banks as white people do and instead get their checks cashed at check-cashers and pawnshops. Why does she refer to this as a “separate and unequal system”? Aaron also feels that while having good credit is very important, there are other larger issues for poor people and people of color. What does she argue are these other issues? “Credit Cards Aim Marketing At Young Customers” According to a recent national survey, what percent of teenagers in the US have a credit card with their own name on it? What are some sneaky methods that companies will use to reach young people in order to get them to sign up for credit cards?
  • 8. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 3: Introduction to Credit Cards, PT II 1. Introduction a. Start by reading/paraphrasing the following to the class: Have you ever stood behind someone in line at the store and watched them shuffle through a stack of what must be at least 10 credit cards? Consumers with this many cards are still in the minority, but experts say that the majority of U.S. citizens have at least one credit card -- and usually two or three. Many find it hard to resist using the old "plastic" for impulse purchases or buying things they really can't afford. The numbers are striking: In 1999, American consumers charged about $1.2 trillion on their general-purpose credit cards. A Bit of History According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the use of credit cards originated in the United States during the 1920s, when individual companies, such as hotel chains and oil companies, began issuing them to customers for purchases made at those businesses. This use increased significantly after World War II. There are basically four types of credit cards: 1 - Bank cards, issued by banks (for example, Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card) 2 - Travel and entertainment (T&E) cards, such as American Express and Diners Club 3 - House cards that are good only in one chain of stores (Sears is the biggest one of these, followed by the oil companies, phone companies and local department stores.) 4 - You may also be familiar with what is known as an affinity card. This card -- typically a MasterCard or Visa -- carries the logo of an organization in addition to the lender's emblem. Usually, these cardholders derive some benefit from using the card -- maybe frequent-flyer miles or points toward merchandise. The organization solicits its members to get cards, with the idea of keeping the group's name in front of the cardholder. In addition to establishing brand loyalty, the organization receives some financial incentive (a fraction of the annual fee or the finance charge, or some small amount per transaction, or a combination of these) from the credit-card company. 2. Debt – Research current information about the amount of debt different groups have by searching the database on www.RadicalMath.org. A useful website about debt is: http://www.demos.org/page37.cfm Also, see: http://www.demos.org/pub654.cfm 3. How a Credit Card Works When you use a credit card, you are really borrowing money from a bank… The bank pays the store… at the end of the month the bank sends you a bill and you pay them back… What is the advantage for the bank? They charge you money to borrow money from them. This is called “Interest.” Interest is based on something called an APR – Annual Percentage Rate. The APR is used to calculate what percent of your debt you pay back to the bank each month. Annual means it is a rate that is given for a 12-month period. By dividing the APR by 12, you can determine what the monthly percent you will be charged as interest.
  • 9. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR 4. Activity: “How Much Will They Pay?” a. Have students work on this worksheet for the remainder of class. Marlon charges $100 to his Visa card with a 12% APR. How much total will he have to pay at the end of the month? Frank charges $250 to his Mastercard with an 18% APR. How much will he have to pay at the end of the month? Rosie charges $80 onto her American Express card with an APR of 9%. How much will she owe at the end of the month? Marjorie has put $500 into a Savings Account that pays her a 2% annual interest. How much will her $500 be worth after one month? How much will her $500 be worth after 2 months?
  • 10. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 4: Credit Card Terminology 1. Review HW 2. More Details About How a Credit Card Works Yesterday we talked about APR – how at the end of each month the company or bank will charge you interest on the money you spent. But, do banks always make you pay them back the full amount each month? NO They have what is called a Minimum Monthly Payment – the smallest amount of money you need to pay on your credit card bill each month. (Write this on the board). • Ask: Why might banks only ask you to pay back a small amount each month? • Answer: Because if you roll over some of your debt, they can add on interest each month and keep on charging you interest for a longer period of time. 3. Class Activity a. Put on the board, or into a handout: b. “You charge $500 on a credit card with a 12% APR, and plan on only paying the Minimum charge each month. The minimum monthly payment is $50. 1) How much would the first bill be for? 2) After you paid off the first month, how much money would you still owe? 3) How much would the second bill be for? 4) After you pay the second months bill, how much would you still owe?… 5) If you were to only pay the minimum charge: a) How many months would it take you to pay off the debt? 11… b) How much total money would you spend? $529.49… c) How much interest would you spend? 29.49… d) How much more money in total would you spend paying the minimum than if you’d paid the $500 in cash? $29.49 Here is a chart students could make to answer these questions After Month… You Owe… 1% interest So you now owe… And you pay… So you now owe… 1 500.00 5.00 505.00 50.00 455.00 2 455.00 4.55 459.55 50.00 409.55 3 409.55 4.10 413.65 50.00 363.65 4 363.65 3.64 367.28 50.00 317.28 5 317.28 3.17 320.45 50.00 270.45 6 270.45 2.70 273.16 50.00 223.16 7 223.16 2.23 225.39 50.00 175.39 8 175.39 1.75 177.14 50.00 127.14 9 127.14 1.27 128.42 50.00 78.42 10 78.42 0.78 79.20 50.00 29.20 11 29.20 0.29 29.49 29.49 0.00 29.49 529.49
  • 11. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 5 – Credit Card Terms Prep Work • You will need to find a credit card offer in the form of a pamphlet or advertisement. Any credit card will work, but make sure to include the “fine print” when photocopying the pamphlet for students. 1. Credit Card Terms (25 minutes) a. Give students the Credit Card Glossary b. Have them define, using their own words, 10 different terms c. Go around the room, and have students share their definitions. Clarify any misconceptions or places where students are confused. 2. Credit Card Applications a. Give out the sample credit card offer, and have the assignment called “Understanding a Credit Card Application” b. Have students work on this assignment, trying to find information about the credit card from the application you gave them. Homework Finish assignment from class
  • 12. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Affinity Card - A card offered in conjunction with an organization and a credit card issuer. A certain percentage of the finance charges generated from cardholders are donated to the charity or organization featured on the card. Air Miles - Miles that can be used for free travel or other discounts, and are earn each time you use your card. Most major U.S. Airlines offer these cards. Airline Miles are often referred to as Frequent Flyer Miles. Annual Fee - A fee charged by the card issuer for being a card holder. This type of fee is most commonly associated with frequent flyer credit cards or cards designed to help ou rebuild your credit. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) - The yearly percentage rate of the finance charge. The annual percentage rate will be a fixed or variable rate. See "Fixed Rate" or "Variable Rate" for descriptions. Average Daily Balance - The average account balance for a billing cycle. Your finance charge will be based on this balance. You can figure out your average daily balance by adding the balances of each day of the cycle together and then divide them by the number of days in the cycle. Balance Transfer - The act of transferring the whole or partial balance of one credit card to another credit card. This is usually done if the balance is being transferred to a card with a lower annual percentage rate. Balance Transfer Fee - A fee that may be charged to cardholders for transferring a balance from one card to another. Billing Cycle - The days between the last statement and the current statement. Billing cycles generally range from 20 to 32 days. Cash Advance - Obtaining cash from the card instead of using it to make a purchase. The Grace Period does not apply to cash advances. See "Grace Period" for more information.
  • 13. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Cash Advance Fee - A fee charged for using your card to obtain cash. The fee will be a percentage of the transaction or a flat fee. Higher interest rates generally apply to cash advances. Charge Card - Different from a credit card as they generally have an annual fee and require the balance to be paid monthly. Debit Card - A card issued by the cardholder's bank that may be used to make purchases or get cash from ATMs. Each purchase will deduct money from the cardholder's checking account and works much like a check. Fair Credit Billing Act - An Act passed by Congress in 1975 to help cardholders resolve billing problems with issuers. The Act gave cardholder certain rights when dealing with credit card issuers. Finance Charge - The amount of interest charged to an account for the billing cycle. Fixed Rate - A fixed annual percentage rate of the finance charge. Frequent Flyer Miles - Miles that can be used for free travel or other discounts, and are earn each time you use your card. Most major U.S. Airlines offer these cards. Frequent Flyer Miles are sometimes referred to as Airline Miles. Gold Card - A credit card issued by issuers that may include added benefits not offered with a Classic or Standard credit card. The credit line is generally between $2,000 and $5,000. Grace Period - The time allowed to pay your balance without being charged a finance charge. Usually 25 to 30 days. Interest Rate - The yearly percentage rate of the finance charge. The interest rate will be a fixed or variable rate. See "Fixed Rate" or "Variable Rate" for descriptions. The Interest Rate is also known as the Annual Percentage Rate (APR).
  • 14. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Introductory Rate - A low interest rate offered for a limited time, usually for the first 3 to 6 months on being a cardholder. Commonly known as a "Teaser Rate" for persuading cardholders to apply. Late Payment Fee - A fee charged to a cardholder's account once a payment is overdue. Mastercard - An institution that licenses it's brand to member banks for use on credit cards and other products. Minimum Monthly Payment - The minimum amount of the balance a cardholder is required to pay to keep the account in good standing. Over Credit Limit Fee - A fee charged if your balance exceeds your credit limit. Periodic Rate - The interest rate of a specified period of time, usually referred to as a monthly periodic rate or daily periodic rate. Pre-Approved - A person who has passed the preliminary screening for the credit card. The person will still need to have their credit checked. Platinum Card - Usually offered to people with higher incomes and a good credit history. This card has a minimum credit limit of $5,000 and may include member benefits. Prime Rate - The lending rate set by the Federal Reserve to banks. Currently 9.5% Rebate Card - Allows a cardholder to earn points or money to get cash, merchandise, or services for using the card. Secured Card - A card that is secured by a savings account opened with the issuer. The card is designed for people who are looking to rebuild their credit, but are having trouble getting an unsecured card. See "Unsecured Card" for details. Standard Card - The Mastercard version of a basic credit card. Generally has a
  • 15. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR lower credit limit. The Visa version is a Classic Card. Titanium Card - Usually offered to people with higher incomes and a good credit history. This card has a credit limit above the Platinum level and may include member benefits. Truth in Lending Act - A law requiring lenders to provide information giving borrowers the ability to compare one loan to another. Unsecured Card - A credit card that is not secured by collateral. Unsecured cards are the majority of cards issued. Variable Rate - A rate that can increase or decrease with the changes of the Prime Rate or London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR). Visa - An institution that lincenses it's brand to member banks for use on credit cards and other products.
  • 16. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Name _____________________ Use the glossary that was passed out to define each of these terms in your own words. Annual Fee: Finance Charge: Cash-Advance and Cash-Advance Fees: Grace Period: Annual Percentage Rate (APR): Interest Rates: Fixed Rate: Variable Rate: Introductory Rate:
  • 17. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Understanding a Credit Card Application Name of Credit Card: ______________________________________________ Annual Fee: _________________ Finance Charge: _________________ Cash-Advance Fees: _________________ Cash-Advance APR: _________________ Grace Period: _________________ Over-Credit Limit Fee: _________________ Annual Percentage Rate (explain below): Bonus gifts? Based on the information above, what do you think of this particular Credit Card? Is it a good offer?
  • 18. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 6: Comparing Credit Cards Prep Work • You will need to find 5 different credit card offers, ideally that have some key variations between them – for example, some that are from a bank, other that are issued by a company like The Gap. I used offers that were sent to my house (and crossed off any key information on them). Sometimes credit card offers have plastic cards attached that look like real credit cards. Students will find these interesting to look at and discuss). 1. Comparing 5 Offers a. Give students copies of 5 different credit card offers. b. Brainstorm a list (as a class) of the different categories they would want to look at to compare cards, and write them on the board. c. Have students compare the 5 cards they are given. Homework 1) Finish the assignment from class 2) Look through a newspaper, magazine, etc, and bring in an advertisement for some item you might like to buy. This item should cost between $100 and $500.
  • 19. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 7: What Would it Cost? Prep Work Bring in a newspaper in case students forgot to do their homework… Or bring in several advertisements for different products 1. Review Assignment from yesterday a. Make a chart on the board of the different credit cards and the information about them for each of the categories you’d picked 2. Activity a. First, ask students to pick whichever credit card they think is the best. On a piece of paper in their notebook, they should write one paragraph about why they think that card is the best b. Next, ask students to guess: • How many months it will take to pay off their item? • How much total money they will pay for their item? c. Students should work to answer both of these questions. Have them imagine that they have a monthly minimum of $20. Homework Finish assignment from class
  • 20. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Optional Day: Graphing A Quadratic Equation If you would like, you can take a day to have students make a graph of the different totals an item would cost depending on how much money they paid as the minimum each month. Because the overall cost becomes exponentially smaller as the minimum payment increases, the resulting graph is of a nicely shaped curve. Students could make the graph to either visualize the drastic difference that increasing the monthly minimum would make, or to work on finding an equation for the line.
  • 21. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 9 - Credit Card Project, Introduction 1. Overview of Project a. Explain to students that the goal of this project is to design a pamphlet for other students in the school to inform them about Credit Cards. b. The pamphlet will have two parts i. Part 1: General information about Credit Cards ii. Part 2: Results of a school-wide survey about Credit Cards 2. Designing The Survey a. Discuss what types of questions would allow us to do some type of mathematical analysis of the results… Help them understand that questions with a write-in response wont work because there is no way to any arithmetical calculations. b. Explain that the questions need to be able to be answered from a series of choices… There are four ways of doing this: i. Multiple choice ii. Yes/No iii. True/False iv. Questions that can be answered with a number. c. Explain that these questions should illicit: i. What students do/don’t know about credit cards ii. Information about their current credit card status. d. Possible questions include:  Do you own a credit card? Yes or no.  How much money do you spend each month on your credit card?  Multiple choice questions about the definitions of various C.C. terms e. Ask each student to write one question they would want to be included on the survey. Then discuss each answer to see if it meets the criteria from above. f. Discuss how you are going to give this survey out to members of the school. You could discuss survey methods, sample populations, etc, but it isn’t crucial that students understand these concepts. g. An example of a student-written survey is below
  • 22. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Student Survey: Credit Cards Please take 5 minutes to fill out this short survey we are using for a math class. Thank you for taking this seriously. Age __________________ Gender_________________ Have you previously or presently had/have a credit card? Circle one: Yes No If you answered “Yes”… …who pays the bill? Circle one: … how much do you spend each month? You Someone Else The following questions assess your knowledge about Credit Cards. Please select an answer for each question. 1. How does “APR” affect your credit card payment? A) It’s a bonus prize or gift B) It makes your payments faster and therefore you pay less money C) It is money that builds up over time so you pay less on your bill D) It is interest that builds up over time that adds more money onto your bill 2. How old do you have to be to own a Credit Card? _____________________ 3. You can get money out of an ATM machine with a Credit Card. True or False? 4. One difference between a Debit Card and a Credit Card is: a) A Debit Card is pre-paid whereas a Credit Card is paid at the end of each month b) A Debit Card is only for food and a Credit Card is for everything else c) A Debit Card can be used anywhere and a Credit Card cant be d) Having a Debit Card is more expensive than having a Credit Card 5. Do you consider a Credit Card to be “free money”? Circle one: Yes No 6. The maximum amount you can spend on a credit card is: A) The amount changes based on what the company gives you B) You can set any amount C) $500
  • 23. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR D) $1,000 Day 10 – Designing Part II of the Pamphlet 1. Designing the Pamphlet a. Each member of class (probably in groups) will need to write a different section. b. Start by brainstorming what sections the pamphlet will need. This can be phrased to students as a question: “What are the most important things for other people to understand about credit cards?” (Make sure to be thorough, but also brief, because if there is too much information students might be confused on not interested in reading it.) c. Possible sections include: 1. Introduction… including facts about debt, teen C.C. use, etc. 2. Overview of how a CC works. ii. Danger of using a CC… Example of how expensive they can be with compound interest iii. What to look for in a credit card – what makes a card “good” or “bad”? iv. Advantages/Disadvantages of ownership v. Important Credit Card terminology 2. Writing the Sections a. Students should break into groups and begin writing their section. When they are done, they can discuss their work with other people to determine what information is missing, what information is not needed, etc.
  • 24. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 11: Analyzing the Surveys Prep Work If you haven’t figured out a way to have the surveys completed, you should include an extra day or two before this activity to work as a class getting surveys completed. Or, if you can get the surveys done outside of regular class time, proceed from here. 1. Organizing the Data a. Create a chart to record the data. This could be done by hand, or using Microsoft Excel if it is available b. After the data has been recorded on a chart, create frequency tables for various groupings by age, grade, gender, or subgroups like 16 year-old males or Freshman females 2. Writing Questions to Answer with the Data a. Looking through your survey or questionnaire, come up with questions that you could answer looking at the Frequency Tables. b. Examples could include: Which age group is most likely to have a credit card? What is the average credit card debt for students in the school who have a credit card? 3. Answering the questions a. Use the Frequency tables to answer the questions you’ve written from above. b. Have students record the key findings – the answers to the questions from above that they think are the most important, interesting, etc. 4. Graphs a. Make bar graphs and pie graphs based on the results from the Frequency Tables 5. Optional a. You can look for correlations between different categories by posing and then answering questions such as: “Is there a relationship between what grade someone is in, and how much credit card debt they have?” b. You can also do more complex statistical work on the survey to test the reliability of the data, although this was not what this unit was intended to be about.
  • 25. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR Day 12: Portfolio Part I – Credit Cards a) Explain everything you know about credit cards – what they are, how they work, advantages/disadvantages to having them, how to look for a good card, etc. b) Discuss the huge problem of Credit Card debt in this country. What gets people into debt? Why is being in debt so harmful for people? Please provide statistics about credit card debt. Part II – Surveys Just like we did in class with the Credit Card survey, you now need to do your own survey. Follow the steps we did in class to complete your own survey: a) Pick a topic b) Design a survey with at least 4 questions c) Give the survey to at least 10 people d) Come up with a system to record the results of your survey e) Analyze the results of your survey f) State the key findings of your survey * For each of the steps listed above, you need to describe the thinking and reasoning behind each step (explain what you did, and why you did it.) ** You must pick a topic that has a social justice theme. So, you can’t survey people about their favorite colors or TV shows. But you can survey them about their experience with police, fast food eating habits, etc. MORE BOOKS
  • 26. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR #haythamalfiqi Autism - The Complete Guide for Parents https://www.amazon.com/dp/1547004673 #haythamalfiqi How to Make Money with Outsourced Articles and Article Marketing ? http://amzn.to/1Uv1kJE #haythamalfiqi How to Start a Day Care Center? http://amzn.to/1RtPc5n #haythamalfiqi India Travel http://amzn.to/1RwKd6c #haythamalfiqi Law of attraction: (A Simple Guide to attract Wealth, Health,power,and Happiness) http://amzn.to/1UmirNh #haythamalfiqi Nursing Careers: Do You Have What It Takes http://amzn.to/1pDLChD #haythamalfiqi Public Contract Law: The Law Student's Guide to Pursuing a Career in Public Contract Law http://amzn.to/1So19Ms #haythamalfiqi Public Speaking: Secrets for Success http://amzn.to/1ZFuF3g #haythamalfiqi The Quality of Life: health related quality of life questionnaire http://amzn.to/1MKj4IL #haythamalfiqi Self Insight and Professional Growth http://amzn.to/1Pyee13 #haythamalfiqi Sex Life after 60: ( Common Issues to Consider if you want to have a Great Sex Life after 60 ) http://amzn.to/1RwLcTO #haythamalfiqi Swimming Pool Guide http://amzn.to/1UUA5GS #haythamalfiqi The Weight Loss Solution :: 53 Lessons for loss Your Weight Forever http://amzn.to/1RmkIWt #haythamalfiqi WHAT DO YOU WANT? how to design a plan for your life: how to design a plan for your life http://amzn.to/1ZFuG7i #haythamalfiqi Wood Working Guilds http://amzn.to/1UQoXMj #haythamalfiqi Yoga :: An Easy Yoga for Beginners Guide (Lose Weight, And Heal Your Body) http://amzn.to/1pR1P3Q * #haythamalfiqi Criminal Law: International Criminal Police Organization http://amzn.to/25qILcO * #haythamalfiqi American Idol Contestants http://amzn.to/1So25jJ #haythamalfiqi Bitcoin : The Ultimate Guide for Beginners http://amzn.to/1pDMaUU #haythamalfiqi Building Self Esteem http://amzn.to/1SeuCFV * #haythamalfiqi Catch A Cheating Lover http://amzn.to/1VOHNTI #haythamalfiqi Contracts http://amzn.to/1XW5urA * #haythamalfiqi Cosmetic Surgery: Signs You May Need a Cosmetic Surgery Facelift http://amzn.to/1pDMovi #haythamalfiqi Credit Card Debt: Everything You Need to Know to Avoid the Mistakes http://amzn.to/25qJafs #haythamalfiqi Dog Training: : Complete Guide to Training Your Dog or Puppy http://amzn.to/1Rml9A2 * #haythamalfiqi Dream Interpretation: This book explains in detail the interpretation of dreams http://amzn.to/1RHyZPq * #haythamalfiqi E-Bay http://amzn.to/21NdtIr #haythamalfiqi Eat Healthier: Tips for healthy eating http://amzn.to/1Tce5Y6 #haythamalfiqi Facebook Marketing http://amzn.to/1MKktit #haythamalfiqi Green Tea: Why You Must Drink It? http://amzn.to/1MtiioD #haythamalfiqi Hawaii Vacation: A Travel Guide http://amzn.to/1oetslD #haythamalfiqi Christian Organizations http://amzn.to/1YhysTt #haythamalfiqi Anime and Sci-Fi Collecting http://amzn.to/1QWiNmv
  • 27. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR #haythamalfiqi Anger Management: A Grandiosity Mind Trapped in Anger http://amzn.to/1UMgOrK #haythamalfiqi Cat Behavior Training http://amzn.to/1XgS0sE #haythamalfiqi A Firefighters Character http://amzn.to/1ZwoWfm #haythamalfiqi A Good Mailing List for a Bad One http://amzn.to/1SYpp9P #haythamalfiqi Wellness And Fitness http://amzn.to/1XgRNWw #haythamalfiqi A Look at the Steps of Making Wine http://www.amazon.com/dp/1533165661 Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/27nSCB9 Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR #haythamalfiqi Haytham Al Fiqi blog : http://www.authorhaf.org/ Haytham Al Fiqi Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/authorhaythamalfiqi/ #haythamalfiqi Italy Vacations: A Travel Guide http://amzn.to/1UrvMmD #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Benefits of Affiliate Marketing http://amzn.to/1fDkw4y #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited The Encyclopedia of Dentistry(Part2) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FHOZE6E #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited The Encyclopedia of Dentistry http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FHN5S0C #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited most effective way to make money on Craigslist http://amzn.to/1fz14WF #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited 78 Ways to Make Money Working from Home http://amzn.to/1iFpyhq #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited making money online as an affiliate with Click bank http://amzn.to/1fz1uwt #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited How to Earn Money online using Twitter $100-$500 per day http://amzn.to/1lFBNdu #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Make Money Online - Using Pinterest http://amzn.to/1rV8ZPW #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Niche blogging is easier then you think - 6 figure blogging , http://amzn.to/1o8Efst #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Fiverr Secrets http://amzn.to/1fUFzdF #haythamalfiqi #kindleunlimited Secret Ways To Make Money On YouTube http://amzn.to/1pV2Aqt Jamaica Vacations #haythamalfiqi http://amzn.to/2szlTIF Espresso: The Quality of Espresso Cup http://amzn.to/2typdIi Abundance and Prosperity Reiki http://amzn.to/2t40WJD Contracts by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2tySouV relating to certain aspects of the laws on the use of languages in Belgium by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2ubObLo History of Flight by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2uc9ixe Natural Remedies: Tips for Using Natural Remedies by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2stuQZ5 Espresso: The Quality of Espresso Cups by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2tyqoYe Nursing Careers: Do You Have What It Takes by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2uc120d Hawaii Vacation: A Travel Guide by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2td3AuU Dream Interpretation: This book explains in detail the interpretation of dreams by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2ubYBec Yoga :: An Easy Yoga for Beginners Guide (Lose Weight, And Heal Your Body) by Haytham Al Fiqi http://amzn.to/2td418H
  • 28. Haytham Al Fiqi Books: http://amzn.to/2tEe3zR