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The Law: Finding and Renting a Place to Live
Students examine the legalities of renting as teenagers. They investigate rental steps and types of leases. They examine newspaper ads to determine which places they could afford to rent. They describe what might happen in various...
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Consumer Education, ESOL
Students discuss types of housing, cost, location and terminology used in classified ads. They write a paragraph describing their image of the ideal home then exchange papers and edit each other's work.
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Lease Guide: Lease vs Buy
This site provides information on leasing. It contains information that compares leasing and buying. It presents a comparison of lease payments and loan payments.
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Lease Guide: The Benefits of Leasing
This site provides information on leasing. It contains information on the benefits of leasing.
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Lease Guide: What Is Leasing
This site provides information on leasing. It contains basic information on what it means to lease something.
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Lease Guide: Who Should Lease?
This site provides information on leasing. Although there are many benefits to leasing it may or may not be right for a particular individual.
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Lease Guide: Types of Leases
This site provides information on leasing. It provides information on the different types of leasing. It defines closed end and open end leases.
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Lease Guide: How Leasing Works
This site provides information on how leases work. It defines the following terms: MSRP, Capitalized Cost, Capitalized Cost Reduction, Residual Value, Money Factor, and Lease Term.
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Lease Guide: Monthly Payments
This site provides information on the monthly payments of a lease. It provides detailed information on the Monthly Payment Formula. It defines the following terms: Depreciation Fee, Leasing Fee, Sales Tax, and Finance Fee. It also...
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Lease Guide: Sales Tax and Other Fees
This site provides information on the fees involved in leasing an automobile. The following terms are defined: First Payment, Security Deposit, Aquisition Fee, Disposition Fee, Sales Tax, Down Payment, Documentation Fee, Registration...
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Lease Guide: Lease Contracts
This site contains information on lease contracts. It provides explanations of the following topics: insurance, excessive wear and tear, excessive mileage, early termination, and destroyed or lost vehicle.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: College Bound: Moving Out!
Lesson plan for learners exploring aspects of preparation for college, including writing an application essay, applying for financial aid, understanding a lease, and evaluating credit cards. Website research is combined with various...
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The Crusade of 1890
Scroll down to find a detailed story of Mary Elizabeth Lease. One of her speeches is quoted at length.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Renting an Apartment or House
Tips for renting or leasing an apartment or house. Learn what you will need and what you should do before renting.
Kansas Historical Society
A Kansas Portrait: Mary Elizabeth Lease
A short biography on the Populist orator Mary Elizabeth Lease, who "advised Kansas farmers to 'raise less corn and more hell.'"
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[Mary Lease]
1896, A Website of Political Cartoons is an excellent site that includes a detailed biography and historical accounts from that time. Provides links to related subjects.