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"House of Cards"

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Students explore different aspects of credit card use and discover some tools to help them use credit wisely. They listen to a scenario that students might encounter once they "get out into the real world." Students are given a copy of a credit card offer, and they are given a copy of "The Credit Card Trap handout."

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credit cards, credit, debt

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credit, credit card, debt, math
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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