Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Going Through Changes
This week in Personal Finance, our lovely teacher decided to change a few things. She is still lecturing but in a very unique way! We are learning about credit and financing. She is showing us people who are struggling with money but continue to purchase very expensive items. For example, we helped a guy decide what was the best way to purchase a new T.V. Sadly, he must pay about $99 every month for the next 5 years. He might have made the right choice but it definitely costs him. On this power point, it does have some more scenarios but in the "thought bubbles" lists facts such as benefits and costs of credit cards, reading the fine print of the credit card contract etc. I really like this new power point. It gives real life examples that a lot of people experience and even smart ways to avoid going into debt or something illegal. We saw that this guy had a friend named "Broke Billy" (correct me if I am wrong) who kept giving advice such as "steal one..I mean borrow". The man made a smart decision to not listen to this advice. I really enjoy this power point because it is easy to understand, gives facts and is so much fun to actually "help" these people in these situation. What did you all think?
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It was Broke Bill :D So close! I agree, this new powerpoint system is alot better! It is nice to have real world problems and solutions instead of just notes. However, I still am a bit confused as to what some types of credit are. I hope we continue more of it, it is super easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteIn many ways, I like the new system. However, I miss the way that the old presentations laid out everything we needed to know in an organized fashion. It was easier to take notes on than an oral lecture. I really liked the new way and I hope to see more of it in the future!
ReplyDeleteI also like the new system which gives us real life examples that we might experience in the future! I am so glad to have this class because if I didn't, I wouldn't know any of this and might struggle in the future. However, I agree to Meredith's opinion that the way the old presentations laid out was better and easier for me to take notes and review.
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