Curated OER
My Credit Card Plan
Remember all those credit card tables lined up on your college campus? So alluring and dangerous, if you don't know what you're doing. Prepare your pre-college attendees for life by offering a lesson on credit management. They discuss...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: My Credit Rating: Why Should I Care?
This site provides an interesting lesson on credit and how we use it, the dangers of over-using it, bankruptcy and its consequences, and more.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Managing Credit Card Payments
Students use a simple formula to calculate the true cost of items bought with a credit card.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Analyzing Credit Card Statements
Learners conduct online research to become familiar with reading and analyzing credit card statements.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Getting a Credit Card and Using It Wisely
Young scholars conduct research to learn about credit cards and explore the effect that using a credit card can have on a person's credit score.
Other
Balance Track: Finances for College Students: Credit Cards
From BalanceTrack, this section provides students with information about what to look for in a credit card and how to use credit.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Savings and Credit
A brief article explaining the basics about savings accounts and two kinds of interest: simple and compound. Also learn about managing your credit and credit card debt. Click on "Know the Terms: How to Manage Your Credit Cards" to read...