3.6. The consequences of living above your means – credit card debt
On average, students get their first credit card at age 20. Seventy-six percent of undergraduates
have credit card debt with an average balance of $2,200 (Statistic Brain, 2014). Although Millennials
have lower average credit card balances than those of many other age groups, they tend to have the
lowest credit scores, primarily due to late payments (Carrns, 2013). If you carefully plan and manage
your expenditures based on your income, you will be able to avoid credit card debt and the associated
possibility of late payments. For example, a car repair or new tires should not be an emergency
expenditure. If you have thoughtfully considered events that are likely to happen over time and have
saved to fund them, there should be no need for emergency credit card spending. A wiser alternative
would be to use your emergency cash reserve for these types of expenses. You should then make restoring
your cash reserve to its original balance a priority.
3.7. Requirements for budgeting and repaying debt – Sarah Yoo
You will complete one or two budgets depending on your instructor’s directions. The first budget
will be for your friend, Sarah Yoo. The second budget will be your own as you anticipate your circumstances
upon graduation. Use the Excel workbook labeled Budgeting and Repaying Debt for this
portion of the project.
3.6. The consequences of living above your means – credit card debtOn average, students get their first credit card at age 20. Seventy-six percent of undergraduateshave credit card debt with an average balance of $2,200 (Statistic Brain, 2014). Although Millennialshave lower average credit card balances than those of many other age groups, they tend to have thelowest credit scores, primarily due to late payments (Carrns, 2013). If you carefully plan and manageyour expenditures based on your income, you will be able to avoid credit card debt and the associatedpossibility of late payments. For example, a car repair or new tires should not be an emergencyexpenditure. If you have thoughtfully considered events that are likely to happen over time and havesaved to fund them, there should be no need for emergency credit card spending. A wiser alternativewould be to use your emergency cash reserve for these types of expenses. You should then make restoringyour cash reserve to its original balance a priority.3.7. Requirements for budgeting and repaying debt – Sarah YooYou will complete one or two budgets depending on your instructor’s directions. The first budgetwill be for your friend, Sarah Yoo. The second budget will be your own as you anticipate your circumstancesupon graduation. Use the Excel workbook labeled Budgeting and Repaying Debt for thisportion of the project.
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