Personal+Finance

This page contains links and assignments related to our study of personal finance.

Complete handout based on research from creditcards.com. If you are absent, download and print this: [|Credit Card Comparison.doc]
 * September 30, 2008**

1. Go to the website http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/print.php?lesson=MM188&page=student 2. Click on the hyper links as they appear and follow assigned readings 3. Determine if Hanna, Joseph, and Sarah are within limits by clicking the embedded link. Email the results to chall3@boston.k12.ma.us 4. Read the bankruptcy action site and directed and respond to the question assigned to you by Ms. Hall. Place this response as a reply to the discussion board in the Personal Finance portion of our wiki. 5. In your notes, respond to the following: How do I establish a good credit rating? What are three key //understanding//s consumers must have about credit? 6. At "What Businesses Look for in Your Credit Record, ignore the link www.eqmoney.com, it is bad. Instead, reference class notes or go to http://www.myfico.com/CreditEducation/InYourReport.aspx to review how institutions determine a person's credit worthiness. Then, click on the link to perform the activity on "what institutions look for in a credit history." Call Ms. Hall over to review your answers on the "virtual notebook." 7. Read and respond in your notebooks to the Assessment Activity.
 * September 25, 2008 - My Credit Rating: Why Should I Care?**
 * Whatever you do not complete in class will be homework due Friday, September 26, 2008.

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 * [|What is a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?] Ismahan, Taryn
 * ** [|What is Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?] Lizeth, Kristen **
 * ** [|How difficult will it be to file Chapter 7 under the new bankruptcy laws?]Armando, Jordan **
 * [|I know I have to take an approved credit counseling course before I can file bankruptcy. How do I find an approved credit counselor?] Stephanie B., Kiley
 * ** [|Will my creditors stop harassing me?] Chris C. **
 * ** [|Will my spouse be affected?] Cherice **
 * ** [|Who will know?] Rene **
 * ** [|What are the most common reasons for a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?] Joseph **
 * ** [|Can I keep my credit cards?] Justin, Nikki **
 * [|When will I be discharged from bankruptcy?] Kelsey
 * [|If I use a credit counselor won't I get a better credit rating than if I go bankrupt?] Ashleigh
 * ** [|Will I ever get credit again? Marlene, Jonathan> >] **
 * ** [|Can my boss fire me for filing bankruptcy?] Kahlil **
 * ** [|How much am I allowed to keep?] Daniel, Chucky **
 * ** [|What don't I keep?] [|Stephanie P]
 * ** [|I was bankrupt before. When can I file again?] Haley **
 * ** [|What are the key or major events in the bankruptcy process and when will the bankruptcy be over?] Terence **
 * ** [|What is Chapter 13 and when can it be used? Bao Cheiu, Stevie> >] **
 * ** [|What debts are erased by a bankruptcy?] Uyen **
 * ** [|What does it cost? Alex>] **