Cash and credit information for teens
Subtitle: tips for a successful financial life including facts about earning, spending, and borrowing money, with topics such as budgeting, consumer rights, banks, paychecks, taxes, loans, credit cards, and more
By: edited by Kathryn R. Deering.
Contributors: Deering, Kathryn R.
Series: Teen finance series
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Subjects: Teenagers -- Finance, Personal.
Description: "Provides information for teens about basic money management and personal finance"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: You and your money; title: Take a look at your money; title: Keeping track of your money; title: How to create a personal budget; title: Twelve principles of personal financial literacy for young adults; title: You are a consumer; title: Getting the most for your money (living within your means); title: Getting what you pay for; title: What if you don't like what you buy?; title: Read the fine print; title: Before you buy your first car; title: Car ownership costs: insurance and maintenance; title: What you should know about cell phones and cell phone contracts; title: Understanding banks; title: Why are there so many banks?; title: What do banks do with my money?; title: How to choose a bank; title: How to open and use your checking account; title: Understanding how your checking account works; title: Debit cards and automated teller machines (ATMs); title: Electronic banking; title: You and your job; title: Teens and the job market; title: How to apply for a job and how to keep the job you get; title: Avoid these jobs; title: You as a wage-earner; title: What happens between "gross" and "net"?; title: Yes, you are a taxpayer; title: Understanding loans and credit cards; title: How to borrow the money you need; title: Avoiding abusive lending; title: Understanding credit cards; title: Protecting your credit rating; title: Use your card; title: don't let it use you; title: Avoiding financial risks; title: Gambling, shoplifting, and internet scams; title: The many faces of identification (ID) theft; title: "Risk management" = insurance; title: If you need more information; title: Websites about money; title: A directory of financial organizations.